JP6518918B2 - Game device and game system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention, Yu Technical equipment, and to a game system.

In a game arcade where game machines such as slot machines and pachinko machines are installed, when a player plays a game, generally, cash is inserted into a gaming medium lending machine or the like provided adjacent to the game machine, or prepaid A recording medium such as a card or a membership card is inserted into a gaming medium lending machine or the like, and a predetermined number of gaming media are lent out to play a game.
Then, in the gaming medium lending machine, when the recording medium is inserted, the amount of money is read from the recording medium (or, the amount of money is obtained from another device based on the information read from the recording medium) When a predetermined number of gaming media are lent out, processing for calculating the balance by subtracting the amount corresponding to the amount of the lent gaming media from the amount read (or acquired) is performed (for example, a patent). Reference 1).

JP 2008-279091 A

It is a figure showing composition of a game system in an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view which shows the structure of a game machine and a game media lending machine (each machine counter). It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a game medium lending machine (each machine counter). It is a chart showing composition of a lending rate database. It is a chart showing composition of a standard frequency database. It is a chart showing composition of a lending history database when input amount of money is 10,000 yen. It is a chart showing the composition of a lending history database when the amount of money inserted is 1,000 yen. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a hole management apparatus. It is a chart showing composition of a sales database when input amount of money is 10,000 yen. It is a chart showing composition of a sales database when the amount of money inserted is 1,000 yen. It is a chart showing composition of information method selection information database. It is a figure which shows the method of judging whether a player complete | finished a game using out information. It is a front view which shows the structure of the output display part of the hole management apparatus which displays an alerting | reporting screen. It is a flowchart which shows the process of money amount reception processing. It is a flowchart which shows the process of lending control processing. It is a flowchart which shows the process of frequency information reception processing. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a fraction balance card warning process. It is a flowchart which shows the process of warning execution processing. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a rental coin process. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a fraction balance card warning process. It is a flowchart which shows the process of a card | curd discharge management process. It is a flow chart which shows the process of card settlement management processing.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a gaming apparatus according to the present invention, a gaming system including the gaming apparatus, and a recording medium balance management method will be described with reference to the drawings.

First Embodiment
(1) Game System and Game Device As shown in FIG. 1, the game system according to the present embodiment includes a game machine 10, a game medium lending machine 20, a platform management device 30, an island management device 40, and a parent island management device 50. , A hall management device 60, a counting device 70, a settlement machine 80, a prize exchange device 90, a notification device 100, a card management device 110, and a member management device 120.
These devices are connected via a predetermined communication line (for example, a local area network), and signals relating to games output from the gaming machine 10 or the gaming media lending machine 20 are transmitted via the console management device 30 or the like. It is transmitted to the hall management device 60 and the like.
Hereinafter, each device constituting the gaming system 1 will be described in detail.

The gaming machine 10 uses a predetermined gaming value (for example, gaming media such as gaming balls and medals, or, if the gaming machine 10 is an enclosed type gaming machine, predetermined data using a quantity data available for gaming) It is a device to execute.
Examples of the gaming machine 10 include various types of gaming machines such as a pachinko machine 10a, a slot machine 10b, a parrot, an arrange ball, a ball, and an enclosed type game machine.

Further, the gaming machine 10 is configured to be able to output a gaming signal generated along with operation.
For example, when the gaming machine 10 is the pachinko machine 10a, an out signal is an insertion signal indicating the number of gaming balls inserted into the pachinko machine 10a, and a payout signal indicating the number of gaming balls paid out from the pachinko machine 10a. And outputs a safe signal or the like as a game signal.
When the gaming machine 10 is the slot machine 10b, a medal insertion signal indicating the number of medals inserted, a medal payout signal indicating the number of medals dispensed, etc. are output as game signals.

As described above, the gaming machine 10 includes an enclosed type gaming machine, and the gaming value includes quantity data usable for gaming in addition to gaming media such as gaming balls and medals In the following description, it is assumed that the game value used for the game is a game medium such as a game ball or a medal.
However, the description of gaming media does not limit the gaming value used for gaming to gaming media.
Also, it may be described as "game value" according to the contents of the explanation.

The gaming medium lending machine 20 is a device installed for each gaming machine 10, and is a prepaid card (a card issued by inserting cash into a card issuing machine (not shown) installed in a game arcade), a member Insert cards such as cards (membership cards that allow members of the game arcade to deposit or withdraw the acquired game media into the game arcade), visitor cards (cards that can be used by players who are not members registered at the game arcade), etc. Is a lending device for lending a predetermined amount of gaming media to a player based on the insertion of.
The gaming medium lending machine 20 includes, for example, a ball lending machine 20a that lends a gaming ball to a player, and a medal lending machine 20b that lends a player a medal.

In addition, the gaming medium lending machine 20 can be provided with each machine counter 130.
Each counter 130, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, is a tray 131 for receiving gaming media dropped from the lower tray 12 of the gaming machine 10, a counting sensor 132 for counting gaming media, and a counter for displaying the counting result A numerical display unit 133 and the like are provided.
Then, each counter 130 calculates the count value of the game media by totaling the count signals output by the detection by the count sensor 132, and records the count result on a ticket, a magnetic card, an IC card or the like. To issue.

  In FIG. 1, the gaming medium lending machine 20 and the base management device 30 are directly connected, and a signal output from the gaming medium lending machine 20 is input to the base management device 30. The signal output from the gaming medium lending machine 20 can be sent to the base management device 30 through the gaming machine 10. Further, the signal output from the gaming machine 10 may be sent to the platform management device 30 through the gaming media lending machine 20.

The table management device 30 is an information processing device provided for each gaming machine 10, and functions as a relay device that inputs a signal output from the gaming machine 10 or the gaming medium lending device 20 and sends it to the island management device 40.
The island management device 40 is a higher-level information processing device connected to a plurality of base management devices 30, and functions as a relay device that inputs a signal output from the base management device 30 and sends it to the parent island management device 50. .

The parent island management device 50 is a higher-level information processing device connected to a plurality of island management devices 40, and functions as a relay device that inputs a signal output from the island management device 40 and sends it to the hole management device 60 etc Do.
The hole management device 60 is a high-level information processing device connected to a plurality of parent island management devices 50, and receives a signal output from the parent island management device 50, and based on this signal, predetermined information regarding gaming Is calculated, and the calculated predetermined information is tabulated and managed as game information.

The counting device 70 is a device for counting the number of gaming media. The counting device 70 includes a gaming ball counter 70a for counting the number of gaming balls, and a medal counter 70b for counting the number of medals.
The settlement machine 80 is an apparatus for returning cash equivalent to the amount of money deposited or recorded on a recording medium such as a card or IC coin to the player.
The prize exchange device 90 is a so-called POS terminal that processes in a data manner a prize exchange in which a predetermined medium is exchanged with a game medium acquired by a player through gaming.

In the notification device 100, even though the predetermined period has elapsed since the end of the game by the player, the recording medium whose balance is less than the predetermined amount remains without being discharged from the gaming medium lending machine 20. It is an alerting | reporting means to alert | report that it becomes.
Examples of the notification device 100 include a speaker that generates a predetermined warning sound, a lamp that emits light in a predetermined color, and an income held by a store clerk. Further, it is possible to use the display unit 63 which is the display means and the printing means of the hall management device 60, the display means of the prize exchange device 90, etc. as the notification device 100.

The card management device 110 manages information on prepaid cards and visitor cards. For example, when a prepaid card is issued by a card issuing machine (not shown), the card ID of this prepaid card is acquired from the card issuing machine. Also, when a visitor card is issued by the gaming medium lending machine 20, the card ID of the visitor card is acquired from the gaming medium lending machine 20. Furthermore, when the prepaid card or the visitor card is returned to the player by the gaming medium lending machine 20, the card ID of the prepaid card or the like and the remaining amount are acquired from the gaming medium lending machine 20. Then, the card management device 110 associates and stores the card ID and the remaining amount. Thereafter, when a card ID is transmitted from the gaming medium lending machine 20, information indicating the remaining amount associated with the card ID can be returned.
The member management device 120 stores and manages information on the player registered as a member in the game arcade. Further, the member management device 120 associates and stores a member number, which is a number assigned to the member, and a number of balls, which is the number of game media the member has deposited in the game arcade. Then, when a membership number is transmitted from the gaming medium lending machine 20, it is possible to reply the number of balls associated with the membership number.

These gaming machines 10 and the like are introduced into the gaming arcade and communicably connected via a predetermined communication line, and are configured as the gaming system 1.
In addition to the devices shown in FIG. 1, for example, a gaming information display device for displaying information on the gaming machine 10 and members in a viewable manner, a call lamp for displaying data relating to a game and the like in addition to the devices shown in FIG. , Various devices related to gaming can be installed.
These various devices and devices and devices shown in FIG. 1, specifically, a platform management device 30, an island management device 40, a parent island management device 50, a hole management device 60, a counting device 70, a settlement machine 80, a prize exchange device The notification device 100, the card management device 110, the member management device 120, and other devices and devices connectable to the game system 1 are collectively referred to as "game devices".

By the way, in the conventional gaming system 1 prior to creating the present invention, there were the following problems.
In the game arcade where the gaming machine 10 is installed, how to handle the consumption tax that the game arcade itself pays becomes an issue.
As a method of solving this problem, for example, a method of passing a consumption tax when lendinging game media to a player can be considered. Further, as one of the methods, it is conceivable to set the quantity of gaming media to be lent at one time to the same quantity as the conventional one and to set the amount corresponding to this number as the amount increased by the consumption tax.
Specifically, for example, the quantity of gaming media to be lent at one time is 125 balls, and the amount corresponding to this quantity is set to 500 yen + 40 yen (consumption tax 8%) = 540 yen.
As a result, the game arcade can collect the consumption tax amount as the amount consumed from the player's income.

However, when the player plays a game, the face value of the cash when inserting the cash into the gaming media lending machine 20 is usually 1,000 yen (one thousand yen bill) in many cases.
If you do not increase the consumption tax, if you set 125 balls = 500 yen, you can receive 125 balls + 125 balls = 250 balls in two lending operations if you put 1000 yen, and the remaining amount is 0 yen Become.
On the other hand, when the consumption tax is increased, if 125 balls = 540 yen, if 1000 yen is inserted, 125 balls can be borrowed in one lending operation, and the remaining amount is 460 yen .
And, as a function possessed by the gaming medium lending machine 20, assuming that 25 balls = 108 yen is the unit frequency, it is possible to borrow game media in a quantity corresponding to the remaining frequency of 460 yen from integer multiples of the unit frequency While the remaining amount is 460 yen, the number of game media corresponding to the frequency four times the unit frequency, ie, 25 balls × 4 = 100 balls, can be received, and the remaining amount in this case is 28 yen.

Thus, if the consumption tax is not increased, the remaining amount will be 0 yen at the end of the 1000 yen, but if the consumption tax is increased, the remaining amount will be the final at 1000 yen. It will be 28 yen.
Although the tax rate was calculated at 8% this time, for example, even if the tax rate becomes another tax rate, for example, 10%, the input of 1000 yen will generate a balance of 1 yen or more. For example, if the tax rate is 10%, the remaining amount will finally be 10 yen.

In this way, when the consumption tax is increased, the remaining amount of 1 yen or more is finally generated, but this remaining amount is less than the amount equivalent to the unit frequency, and it is possible to receive more lending of game media. It becomes the impossible fraction.
Then, the player operates the recording medium return button 24a of the gaming medium lending machine 20 to play the recording medium in which the remaining amount is recorded (or the recording medium in which the information in which the remaining amount is linked is recorded). Received from the media lending machine 20.
Further, the player carries the recording medium and goes to the checkout machine 80 and converts the remaining amount into cash to adjust the remaining amount.

However, it may be difficult for the player to understand the state in which only the remaining amount remains after receiving a plurality of loan of game media. In this case, the player may forget to receive the recording medium and may end the game and leave the game.
In addition, since the remaining amount is a fraction, it is assumed that the player does not consciously collect the recording medium and ends the game and leaves the seat while leaving the recording medium.
In these cases, the recording medium is left in the gaming medium lending machine 20, so even if another player tries to come to the gaming machine 10 and play a game, the game is immediately started. Can not As a result, the operation of the gaming machine 10 is reduced.
Therefore, it has been desired to propose a technique for notifying a store clerk at a game arcade of such an abandoned state of recording medium at an early stage to enable appropriate response.

In addition, in order to inform the store clerk in the game arcade of the left state of such a recording medium at an early stage, the presence of such a recording medium is detected by a hole management device that manages various information on the game. It is conceivable to have a function.
However, in the conventional gaming system 1, there has been no hall management device having such a function.

Also, in order for the hall management device to have such a function, the hall management device itself needs to grasp information on the usage status of the amount of money accepted in the gaming medium lending machine 20, but the conventional hall management device There was nothing that had the function to grasp such information.
Therefore, in the conventional hole management apparatus, it can not be grasped until the recording medium with the remaining amount being a fraction is left inserted while being inserted into the gaming medium lending machine 20, and this state is It was not possible to notify the store clerk.
And since the store clerk in the game arcade can not immediately grasp the standing condition of such a recording medium, it can not take appropriate measures such as collecting the recording medium at the time of occurrence.

When the recording medium is left inserted into the game medium lending machine 20 as described above, the next player can not start playing the game immediately, as described above. There was a problem that operation decreased.
In addition, when there is a recording medium left in the gaming medium lending machine 20 as described above, it is necessary to collect the recording medium, but when the hall management device does not have the above-mentioned function, the game clerk Because it is forced to work to look at the gaming media lending machines 20 installed in one by one and to check whether there is a recording medium left unchecked, the burden on the store clerk becomes large, It was a hindrance to the operation of the hall.

Then, in order to solve these various problems, the inventor created the present invention.
That is, the gaming apparatus of the present invention receives a signal indicating the frequency corresponding to the amount used for playing a game from the amount of money accepted by the gaming medium lending machine 20 from the gaming medium lending machine 20 as a sales signal. When the frequency indicated by the sales signal is a frequency other than the predetermined frequency, the predetermined output information is generated and transmitted to the predetermined notification device 100 when the sales signal is under the predetermined condition. .
As a result, the store clerk at the game arcade can immediately grasp that the recording medium with the remaining amount being a fraction is left by the notification by the notification device 100. Then, the store clerk can take appropriate measures such as collecting the recording medium by grasping the presence of the recording medium left by the notification by the notification device 100.
Furthermore, even when another player comes to the gaming machine 10, since the recording medium has already been collected, the game can be started immediately. As a result, the decrease in the operation of the gaming machine 10 can be prevented.

The problems and effects described herein are examples, and the present invention is applicable to solve various problems in the game arcade. When such an invention is applied, the game arcade can be operated smoothly.
A game device capable of realizing the present invention capable of exhibiting such effects can be installed in a game arcade as a device constituting the game system 1, but a specific example of the device necessary for the implementation of the present invention Here, the gaming medium lending machine 20 and the hall management device 60 will be mentioned, and the configuration and function of these will be described in detail below.

(2) Game Media Lending Machine As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming medium lending machine 20 of the present embodiment is installed for each gaming machine 10 such as a pachinko machine 10a or slot machine 10b, and is a prepaid card, visitor card, membership card It is configured as an amount using device that accepts a recording medium having a valuable value, such as IC coin, or accepts the insertion of cash, and executes the lending process of lending the game medium to the player.
Further, in the present embodiment, the gaming medium lending machine 20 is provided with each counter 130. Each of the machine counters 130 has a function of receiving and counting the game media acquired by the player in the gaming machine 10, and a function of returning the counted game media for playing again.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the gaming medium lending machine 20 has a bill insertion slot 21a, a bill identification portion 21b, a card slot 22a, a card R / W (card reader / writer) 22b, and an IC coin slot 23a. , IC coin R / W (IC coin reader / writer) 23b, IC coin return port 23c, recording medium return button 24a, return mechanism 24b, insertion amount display unit 25a, input unit 25b, payout button 25c, nozzle (dispense passage) 26 a, a delivery device 26 b, a communication unit 27, a storage unit 28, and a control unit 29.

The bill insertion slot 21a is an opening provided on the front of the gaming medium lending machine 20, and is an insertion slot into which a bill having a specific value and having a valuable value is inserted.
In the inside of the bill insertion slot 21a, a bill identification unit 21b is provided that identifies the denomination of the bill inserted.
The bill identifying portion 21b operates as the accepting means and the amount specifying means of the present invention, and when the bill inserted into the bill insertion slot 21a is accepted, the bill identifying portion 21b identifies the denomination of the bill and indicates the identified denomination. A signal is sent to the control unit 29 as a denomination signal.

The card insertion slot 22a is an opening provided on the front of the gaming medium lending machine 20, and is a slot into which various cards such as a prepaid card, a visitor card and a membership card are inserted. It is.
In the inside of the card insertion slot 22a, a card R / W 22b for reading predetermined information from the inserted card is provided.
The card R / W 22b operates as the receiving means and the amount specifying means of the present invention, and when it receives a card inserted into the card insertion slot 22a, it reads predetermined information from the card and outputs a signal indicating this information. It is sent to the control unit 29.
For example, when the card inserted into the card insertion slot 22a is a prepaid card, the card reader / writer 22b reads information indicating the amount of money from the prepaid card, and sends a signal indicating the amount of money to the control unit 29.
If the card is a visitor card, the card reader / writer 22b reads information recorded on the visitor card (for example, a card ID uniquely identifying the visitor card), and outputs a signal indicating this information. It is sent to the control unit 29.
Furthermore, when the card is a membership card, the card R / W 22b reads the information recorded on the membership card (for example, a membership number or a card ID uniquely identifying the membership card), A signal indicating information is sent to the control unit 29.

The IC coin insertion slot 23a is an opening provided on the front of the gaming medium lending machine 20, and is an insertion slot into which an IC coin, which is a recording medium having a predetermined valuable value, is inserted.
Inside the IC coin insertion slot 23a, an IC coin R / W 23b for reading predetermined information from the inserted IC coin is provided.
The IC coin R / W 23b operates as the receiving means and the amount specifying means of the present invention, and when the IC coin inserted into the IC coin insertion slot 23a is received, predetermined information from the IC coin, for example, coin ID , Information on cash balance, count value, loan fee, etc., and sends a signal indicating this information to the control unit 29.

  The control unit 29 is a computer configured of a central processing unit (CPU), a ROM, a RAM, an input / output interface and the like, and the control program stored in the storage unit 28 is a recording medium such as a ROM, a RAM, or an HDD. By executing, the various functions possessed by the gaming media lending machine 20 are executed.

Further, the control unit 29 operates as the money amount specifying means of the present invention, and based on the information indicated by the signal sent from the bill identifying portion 21b, the card R / W 22b, and the IC coin R / W 23b, The amount of money based on the value received at step S is identified as the amount of money accepted and stored in the storage unit 28.
For example, when receiving the denomination signal from the bill identifying unit 21b, the control unit 29 specifies the amount corresponding to the denomination indicated by the denomination signal as the received amount, and stores the amount in the storage unit 28.
In addition, when the control unit 29 receives a signal indicating the amount of money read from the prepaid card from the card R / W 22b, the control unit 29 specifies the amount of money indicated by this signal as the accepted amount of money and stores it in the storage unit 28.

Furthermore, when the control unit 29 receives a signal indicating the card ID read from the visitor card from the card R / W 22b, the control unit 29 transmits the card ID indicated by this signal to the card management apparatus 110, and is associated with the card ID. The amount of money is received, this amount of money is specified as the amount of money accepted, and stored in the storage unit 28.
In addition, when the control unit 29 receives from the card R / W 22b a signal indicating information (for example, a member number, a card ID, etc.) read from the member card, it transmits the information indicated by this signal to the member management apparatus 120. , The number of balls associated with the information is received and stored in the storage unit 28.
Furthermore, when the control unit 29 receives a signal indicating information read from the IC coin from the card R / W 22b, it extracts information indicating the balance of cash from the information indicated by this signal, and extracts the balance of this cash. It is specified as the accepted amount and stored in the storage unit 28.

In addition, the control unit 29 operates as the operation receiving unit of the present invention, and receives an operation performed by the player in order to make the money use process executable. Specifically, the control unit 29 receives an operation of the ball lending button 11 performed by the player in order to cause the gaming medium lending machine 20 to execute the lending process which is the amount use process.
The ball lending button 11 functions as an operation accepting means of the present invention together with the control unit 29, and is a button type provided on the gaming machine 10 that is operated by the player when the player receives loan of game media. Switch.

When the ball lending button 11 is operated, the control unit (not shown) of the gaming machine 10 receives the operation and transmits an operation signal to the gaming medium lending machine 20.
When receiving the operation signal transmitted from the gaming machine 10, the control unit 29 of the gaming medium lending machine 20 accepts that the ball lending button 11 has been operated by the gaming machine 10. Thereby, the control unit 29 operates as the process execution means of the present invention, and executes an amount use process for causing the game to use at least a part of the received amount.
In the present embodiment, the amount use process is a loan process in which at least a part of the received amount is used for playing a game, and a game medium of a quantity equivalent to the amount used for the game is lent to the player. .

Here, although the concrete procedure of the lending process which the control part 29 performs is demonstrated, the term used by this description is demonstrated before entering into this description.
In the lending process, the unit frequency may be the minimum unit amount of money to be used for the game, and the amount corresponding to an integral multiple of the unit frequency may be used for the game.
For example, the minimum unit amount of money to be used for a game may be 108 yen, and this 108 yen may be a unit frequency, that is, one frequency. And an amount of money corresponding to an integral multiple of this unit frequency, for example, 108 yen corresponding to one frequency which is one time one, 216 yen corresponding to two frequency which is twice one frequency, one frequency It is possible to execute the lending process as an amount of money to be used for the game, such as 324 yen, which corresponds to three times which is three times.

Also, one frequency corresponds to a predetermined amount of gaming value. Specifically, the quantity of game media corresponding to one frequency can be, for example, 25 balls. Then, in the lending process, it is possible to lend the player a game medium of a quantity corresponding to an integral multiple of the unit frequency.
For example, as in the above example, when one frequency is 25 balls, in the lending process, 25 balls corresponding to one frequency which is one time of one frequency, 50 corresponding to two frequencies which is twice one frequency. The game media can be lent to the player with a quantity of balls such as 75 balls corresponding to 3 times, which is three times the number of balls.

As described above, in the lending process, an amount corresponding to a frequency that is an integral multiple of the unit frequency is used as an amount to be used for a game, and a gaming value corresponding to this amount can be lent to the player.
However, the frequency corresponding to the amount of money used for the game when the player operates the ball lending button 11 once is preset as a predetermined frequency.
For example, the predetermined frequency may be five. In this case, the number of game media to be lent to the player by the player operating the ball lending button 11 once is 125 balls. Further, the amount corresponding to the number of game media, that is, the amount used for the game is 540 yen.
Thus, the predetermined frequency is set as the frequency used in one lending operation by the player.

Further, when storing the received amount in the storage unit 28, the control unit 29 stores the received amount as balance information.
Then, when the lending process is executed and at least a part of the accepted money is used for the game, the used money is used as the used money, the used money is subtracted from the remaining money, and the difference obtained by this subtraction Are stored in the storage unit 28 as new balance information.

So far, the terms related to the lending process have been explained. Next, a specific procedure of the lending process will be described.
The control unit 29 receives the operation signal transmitted from the gaming machine 10, and detects that the ball lending button 11 of the gaming machine 10 has been operated, thereby referring to the remaining amount information stored in the storage unit 28. Do.
Next, the control unit 29 determines whether the amount of money indicated by the remaining amount information is equal to or more than the amount corresponding to the predetermined frequency.
When the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is equal to or more than the amount corresponding to the predetermined frequency, the control unit 29 uses the amount corresponding to the predetermined frequency to lend the game medium of the amount corresponding to this amount to the player.
For example, when the accepted amount is 1000 yen, the predetermined frequency is 5 degrees, and the amount corresponding to 5 degrees is 540 yen, the control unit 29 determines that the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is equal to or greater than the predetermined amount It is determined that the amount of money is 125, and the game medium of 125 balls, which is a quantity equivalent to 5 degrees, is lent to the player.
Then, when the lending process is executed, the control unit 29 subtracts the used amount from the remaining amount, and stores the difference obtained by the subtraction in the storage unit 28 as new remaining amount information.
In the case of the above example, since the remaining amount is 1000 yen and the used amount is 540 yen, subtraction processing of 1000 yen-540 yen is performed, and the difference 460 yen is stored as new remaining amount information. Is stored in

In addition, although the case where remaining amount of money is 1000 yen was illustrated here, even when remaining amount of money is 10000 yen, for example, it processes similarly. That is, since this 10000 yen is an amount of 540 yen or more, which is the amount corresponding to the predetermined frequency, the control unit 29 lends the game medium of the number corresponding to the predetermined frequency to the player and calculates it as new remaining amount information. The stored 9460 yen is stored in the storage unit 28.
Thus, the predetermined frequency is set as the maximum frequency used in one lending operation by the player. Further, the predetermined frequency is set as a reference frequency used to determine whether it is possible to lend the player a game medium having a quantity corresponding to the predetermined amount.

On the other hand, when the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is not more than the amount corresponding to the predetermined frequency, that is, when the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is less than the amount corresponding to the predetermined frequency, the control unit 29 indicates the remaining amount information. It is determined whether the amount of money is equal to or more than the amount equivalent to one frequency.
When the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is equal to or greater than the amount corresponding to one frequency, the control unit 29 sets the maximum amount of the amount corresponding to the integral multiple of the unit frequency within the amount indicated by the remaining amount information. Is used to lend the player a quantity of game media corresponding to this amount.
For example, when the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is 460 yen and the amount corresponding to the predetermined frequency is 540 yen, the control unit 29 determines that the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is greater than the amount corresponding to the predetermined frequency I do not judge.
Next, when the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is 460 yen and the amount corresponding to one frequency is 108 yen, the control unit 29 determines that the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is greater than the amount corresponding to one frequency It is determined that

Subsequently, the control unit 29 executes the following process.
For the amount of money corresponding to an integral multiple of the unit frequency, 108 yen corresponding to one frequency which is one frequency of one frequency, 216 yen corresponding to two frequency which is twice frequency of one frequency, one frequency 324 yen which is equivalent to 3 times which is 3 times the frequency, 432 yen which corresponds to 4 times which is 4 times the frequency of 1 time, 540 yen which corresponds to 5 frequency which is 5 times the frequency of 1 time is there.
The control unit 29 specifies the largest amount of money among the amounts corresponding to the integral multiples of the unit frequency within the range of the amount indicated by the remaining amount information. For example, when the amount of money indicated by the remaining amount information is 460 yen, the control unit 29 specifies 432 yen which is equivalent to 4 degrees which is 4 times the 1 degree.
Then, the control unit 29 lends the player a game medium of a quantity corresponding to the specified amount. In the above example, 100 balls of game media, which is a quantity equivalent to 432 yen, are lent to the player.
Then, when the lending process is executed, the control unit 29 subtracts the used amount from the remaining amount, and stores the difference obtained by the subtraction in the storage unit 28 as new remaining amount information.
In the above example, since the remaining amount is 540 yen and the used amount is 432 yen, subtraction processing of 460 yen to 432 yen is performed, and the difference of 28 yen is used as the new remaining amount information as the storage unit 28. Is stored in

Here, among the frequencies that are integral multiples of the unit frequency, frequencies less than a predetermined frequency are set as the specific frequency.
For example, when the predetermined frequency is 5 frequencies, 1 frequency which is 1 frequency which is 1 frequency which is unit frequency, 2 frequency which is 2 times of 1 frequency, 3 frequency which is 3 times of 1 frequency The four frequencies, which are four times the frequency of one frequency, are all specific frequencies.
If the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is not more than the amount corresponding to the predetermined frequency, the maximum amount within the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is specified from among the amounts corresponding to integral multiples of the unit frequency, and Although the game media of the quantity equivalent to the specified amount of money will be lent out to the player, in this case, the frequency corresponding to the specified amount of money is the specific frequency. This is because the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is less than the amount corresponding to the predetermined frequency.

On the other hand, when the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is not more than the amount corresponding to one degree, that is, when the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is less than the amount corresponding to one degree, the control unit 29 executes the lending process. do not do.
For example, when the remaining amount is 28 yen and the amount corresponding to one frequency is 108 yen, the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is less than the amount corresponding to one frequency, so the control unit 29 executes the lending process. do not do.

Further, the control unit 29 operates as the signal generation means of the present invention, and when executing the amount use process, generates a frequency signal indicating a degree corresponding to the amount of money to be used for the game.
For example, when a game medium of a quantity equivalent to 5 degrees is lent to the player in the lending process, the control unit 29 generates a degree signal indicating 5 degrees.
In addition, when the game medium of the quantity which is suitable to 4 times in the lending processing is lent to the player, control section 29 generates the frequency signal which shows 4 times.

  Furthermore, the control unit 29 operates as transmission means of the present invention, and transmits the generated frequency signal as a sales signal to the base management device 30 via the communication unit 27. The sales signal is transmitted to the hall management device 60 via the platform management device 30, the island management device 40, and the parent island management device 50.

So far, the main operations performed by the control unit 29 have been described. However, in order to make the operation of the control unit 29 feasible, the storage unit 28 includes a lending rate database, a reference frequency database, and a lending history database. Is stored.
The storage unit 28 is a storage unit that stores programs and data related to various functions of the gaming medium lending machine 20.

The lending rate database is a database that records the lending rate per gaming medium, that is, the lending rate.
The lending rate database, as shown in FIG. 4, includes items of “game type”, “lending fee”, “consumption tax amount (8%)”, and “game fee”.
The “game type” indicates the type of the gaming machine 10 based on the lending rate. For example, in the lending rate database shown in FIG. 4, "4 yen pachinko" indicates a pachinko machine 10a that plays a game using a gaming ball lent out at a lending rate of 1 yen 4 yen. Also, “20 yen pachislo” indicates a slot machine 10 b that plays a game using medals lent out at a lending rate of 20 yen per sheet.

“Lending fee” indicates a lending rate per one game medium when the consumption tax is not increased, that is, a lending rate when the consumption tax is an external tax. For example, "4 yen" indicates that the lending rate when the consumption tax is not increased is 1 yen 4 yen. Also, "20 yen" indicates that the lending rate is 20 yen per sheet.
“Consumption tax amount (8%)” indicates a product obtained by multiplying “Lending fee” by the consumption tax rate, that is, the amount of consumption tax. For example, when the “lending fee” is 4 yen and the consumption tax rate is 8%, the “consumption tax amount (8%)” is 4 yen × 0.08 = 0.32 yen.
The “game fee” indicates the actual lending rate when the player receives the lending of gaming media from the game arcade, that is, the lending rate when the consumption tax is used as the internal tax. The “game fee” is an amount obtained by adding “consumption tax amount (8%)” to “lending fee”.

In the lending rate database shown in FIG. 4, four game types are listed: "4 yen pachinko", "1 yen pachinko", "20 yen pachislot", and "5 yen pachislot". The game types are not limited to these four types, and the lending rate set for the gaming machine 10 installed in the game arcade can be recorded in the “game type”. For example, when a pachinko machine 10a for playing a game with 1 ball 2 yen and a slot machine 10b for playing a game with 1 sheet 10 yen are installed in the game arcade, a database for lending "2 yen pachinko" or "10 yen pachislot" Record in the "game type" of If there are only "4 yen pachinko" and "20 yen pachislot" in the game arcade, these two "game types" are recorded in the lending database.
Also, in the lending rate database shown in FIG. 4, four game types are listed as "game types", but it is not necessary to record all of these four in the lending rate database, and this lending database is stored The game type of the gaming machine 10 corresponding to the existing gaming medium lending machine 20 may be recorded at least in the lending database.
Furthermore, since the data recorded in the lending rate database is not used directly for the lending process performed by the control unit 29, it is not always necessary to store the lending rate database in the storage unit 28.

The reference frequency database is a database in which frequencies corresponding to the number of loaned game media are recorded.
The reference frequency database, as shown in FIG. 5, includes "game type", "one-time loan number", "one-time money amount", "reference frequency (predetermined frequency)", and "reference frequency loan number" , "Standard frequency amount of money" is an item.
The “game type” indicates the same information as the “game type” of the lending rate database.
The “number of one time loan” indicates the number of game media corresponding to the number of times when the number of minimum game media to be lent to the player in one lending process is one. For example, in the standard frequency database shown in FIG. 5, the number of gaming balls corresponding to one frequency is "25" for "25", and "25" is lent to the player in one lending process. It shows that it is the minimum number of game balls. Also, “5 cards” means that the number of medals corresponding to one frequency is “5 cards” and that “5 cards” is the minimum number of medals to be lent to the player in one lending process. It shows.

“One frequency amount” indicates the amount necessary to lend a game medium of a quantity equivalent to one frequency. For example, "108 yen" corresponding to "4 yen pachinko" of "game type" indicates that the amount necessary to lend a game ball of "25 balls" equivalent to 1 degree is "108 yen" ing. In addition, "108 yen" corresponding to "20 yen pachislo" of "game type" indicates that the amount of money required to lend a medal of "five sheets" equivalent to 1 degree is "108 yen" There is.
The “standard frequency (predetermined frequency)” indicates a standard frequency, ie, a predetermined frequency, which is a frequency corresponding to the standard quantity defined as the quantity of gaming media that the gaming medium lending machine 20 lends in one lending operation. For example, "5 degrees" corresponding to "4 yen pachinko" of "game type" is a quantity corresponding to "5 times", the quantity of gaming balls which gaming media lending machine 20 lends in one lending operation, It indicates that this frequency is used as the reference frequency. Further, "10 degrees" corresponding to "20 yen pachislo" of "game type" is a quantity corresponding to "10 times", the quantity of medals which gaming media lending machine 20 lends out in one lending operation. It indicates that the frequency is the reference frequency.

The “reference frequency loan count” indicates the number of gaming media corresponding to the “reference frequency (predetermined frequency)”. For example, "125 balls" indicates that the number of gaming balls corresponding to "5 degrees" of "reference frequency (predetermined frequency)" is "125 balls". "50" indicates that the number of medals corresponding to "10 degrees" of "reference frequency (predetermined frequency)" is "50". The “reference frequency loan number” can be calculated as a product obtained by multiplying “reference frequency (predetermined frequency)” by “one frequency loan number”.
The “standard frequency money amount” indicates an amount of money corresponding to “standard frequency (predetermined frequency)”. For example, “540 yen” indicates that the amount corresponding to “5 degrees” of “reference frequency (predetermined frequency)” is “540 yen”. The “reference frequency amount of money” can be calculated as a product obtained by multiplying the “reference frequency (predetermined frequency)” by the “one frequency amount”.

In the "game type" of the reference frequency database, all the lending rates set for the gaming machine 10 installed in the game arcade can be recorded. This point is the same as the "game type" of the lending rate database.
In addition, at least the game type of the gaming machine 10 corresponding to the game medium lending machine 20 in which the reference frequency database is stored may be recorded in the “game type” of the reference frequency database. This point is also the same as the "game type" of the lending rate database.

The lending history database is a database in which information on lending processing is recorded as a history.
The lending history database, as shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, is composed of “event”, “balance display” (“frequency balance”), “amount balance” and “transmission frequency” .
FIG. 6 shows a lending history database when one 10,000 yen bill is inserted as cash and the amount of money accepted becomes 10,000 yen. Further, FIG. 7 shows a lending history database when one prepaid card on which 1000 yen is recorded is inserted and the amount of money received becomes 1000 yen.
In addition, here, each item will be described in the order of “amount of money balance”, “event”, “balance display” (“frequency balance”), and “transmission frequency”.

  The “amount of money balance” indicates the received amount which is the amount received by the receiving means as the remaining amount information, and indicates the remaining amount which is the difference obtained by subtracting the used amount from the remaining amount as the new remaining amount information. That is, the amount of money recorded in this "amount of money balance" is balance information.

  The "event" indicates the reason why the data is recorded in the "amount balance" or the like. For example, when data is recorded in "amount of money balance" or the like by inserting one 10,000 yen bill into the bill insertion slot 21a as cash, "10,000 yen inserted" is recorded in the "event". In addition, when data is recorded in the "amount balance" or the like by inserting a prepaid card in which 1000 yen is recorded into the card insertion slot 22a, "1000 yen insertion" is recorded in the "event". Furthermore, when data is recorded in the "amount of money balance" or the like by the player's operation of lending game media, that is, the operation of the ball lending button 11 of the gaming machine 10, "renting operation" to the "event". Is recorded.

“Balance display” (“frequency balance”) indicates a display frequency which is a frequency displayed on the input amount display unit 25 a including a liquid crystal display, a 7-segment display, and the like.
The display frequency is a numerical value that represents the amount indicated by the remaining amount information recorded in the “amount balance” as 100 yen = 1 degree, and the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is divided by 100 and the quotient obtained by this division. The number after the decimal point is rounded off.
For example, when the amount of money indicated by the remaining amount information is “10000”, the quotient obtained by dividing by 100 is “100”, and the numerical value obtained by rounding off the number after the decimal point is “100”. The "100" is displayed on the input amount display unit 25a as the display frequency.
Further, when the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is “9460”, the quotient obtained by dividing by 100 is “94. 6”, and the numerical value after rounding off the number after the decimal point is “94”. The "94" is displayed on the input amount display unit 25a as the display frequency.

  The “transmission frequency” indicates the frequency represented by the frequency signal (sales signal) transmitted from the gaming media lending machine 20 to the hall management device 60. That is, the “transmission frequency” indicates the frequency corresponding to the amount used for the game among the amounts indicated by the remaining amount information.

Although each database described above is stored in the storage unit 28, the control unit 29 operates as follows regarding the lending history database.
When a predetermined value is received by the receiving unit, the control unit 29 receives the amount indicated by the value, and records the amount as a received amount in the “amount balance” of the lending history database. At this time, in “event” and “balance display” (“frequency balance”), information corresponding to the received amount is recorded in association with the received amount.
For example, when the acceptance amount is 1000 yen, the control unit 29 records "1000" in "amount balance" of the lending history database, records "thousand yen input" in "event", etc., and "display balance". Record "10 degrees" in ("Frequency balance"). In addition, since a frequency signal is not transmitted at this time, "-" etc. which do not specify a frequency can be recorded on "transmission frequency."

When the ball lending button 11 of the gaming machine 10 is operated, the control unit 29 executes a lending process.
At this time, the control unit 29 extracts the latest balance information from the “amount balance” of the lending history database, and corresponds to the predetermined frequency when the amount indicated by the balance information is equal to or more than the amount corresponding to the predetermined frequency. Lend a quantity of game media to the player.
Then, the control unit 29 subtracts the amount corresponding to the number of gaming media lent to the player from the amount indicated by the remaining amount information, and uses the difference obtained by this subtraction as a new remaining amount, “amount in the lending history database. Record in the balance. At this time, in "event" and "balance display", information corresponding to the remaining amount is recorded in association with the remaining amount.
For example, when the latest balance information recorded in the “amount balance” of the lending history database is 1000 yen and the amount corresponding to the predetermined frequency is 540 yen, the control unit 29 corresponds to the amount corresponding to 540 yen. The game medium of 125 balls, which is
Then, the control unit 29 subtracts 540 yen from 1000 yen, sets 460 yen which is a difference obtained by this subtraction as a new balance amount, and records "460" in the "amount balance" of the lending history database. At this time, the "lending operation" is recorded in the "event", and the "four times" is recorded in the "balance display"("frequencybalance").

When the lending process is executed, the control unit 29 generates a frequency signal indicating the frequency corresponding to the number of gaming media lent to the player, and transmits the frequency signal to the hole management device 60. Then, the control unit 29 records the frequency indicated by the frequency signal in the “transmission frequency” of the lending history database.
For example, when the number of gaming media lent to the player is 125 balls and the frequency corresponding to 125 balls is 5 degrees, the control unit 29 generates a frequency signal indicating 5 degrees to the hole management apparatus 60. Send.
Then, the control unit 29 records 5 degrees, which is the frequency indicated by the frequency signal, in the “transmission frequency” of the lending history database. This five frequency is recorded in association with "460" of "amount balance".

The operation performed by the control unit 29 and the function of the control unit 29 and the configuration of a database for realizing the function have been described above.
Next, the other components of the gaming medium lending machine 20 will be described.

Each counter 130 operates as follows.
The game is played in the gaming machine 10 using the gaming medium lent to the player, and the acquired gaming medium is stored in the lower tray 12 of the gaming machine 10, and the operation unit provided in the vicinity of the lower tray 12 ( When the player (not shown) is operated, the stored gaming media are dropped and stored in the tray 131 of each counter 130 provided below the lower tray 12.
A lever 134 is provided in the vicinity of the tray 131, and by operating the lever 134, the game media stored in the tray 131 flow into the inside of each of the counter 130.

A counting sensor 132 is provided in each of the counter 130, detects the passed gaming media one by one, and outputs a detection signal to the control unit 29.
The control unit 29 counts the number of input detection signals sent from the count sensor 132, stores the count number as a count value in the storage unit 28, and displays the count value on the count value display unit 133.
As described above, when the quantity of gaming media is counted by each machine counter 130 and the count value is stored in the storage unit 28, when the return button 135 is operated, the control unit 29 sends out the sending device By controlling 26 b, the gaming media are divided into a predetermined number of units (for example, 125) within the range of the count value, and returned from the nozzle 26 a to the upper tray 13 of the gaming machine 10.

The recording medium return button 24a is a means operated by the player when discharging a card from the card insertion slot 22a when the player ends the game.
The return mechanism 24 b is a recording medium discharge unit that discharges the card from the card insertion slot 22 a under the control of the control unit 29 when the recording medium return button 24 a is operated.

The recording medium return button 24a and the return mechanism 24b execute the following operation.
For example, when a bill is inserted into the bill insertion slot 21a, the player operates the recording medium return button 24a at the end of the game, and the remaining amount indicated by the remaining amount information is 1 yen or more at this time, or When the count value counted by the table counter 130 is recorded in the storage unit 28 as one or more numerical values, the control unit 29 controls the card R / W 22b, which is a predetermined recording unit, to obtain predetermined information. (At least information indicating the remaining amount or information indicating the count value) is recorded on a new visitor card, and the visitor card is issued by discharging it from the card insertion slot 22a.
Further, depending on the specification of the gaming medium lending machine 20, the control unit 29 controls the IC coin R / W 23b, which is a predetermined recording unit, to indicate predetermined information (at least information indicating the remaining amount or a count value). Information is recorded in a new IC coin, and the IC coin is issued by discharging it from the IC coin return port 23c.

  Furthermore, when the prepaid card is inserted into the card insertion slot 22a, the remaining amount indicated by the remaining amount information is 1 yen or more when the recording medium return button 24a is operated, or each stand 130 When the counted value is recorded in the storage unit 28 as one or more numerical values, the control unit 29 controls the card R / W 22b to obtain predetermined information (at least information indicating the remaining amount, or a total Information indicating a numerical value is recorded on the prepaid card, and the prepaid card is discharged (returned) from the card insertion slot 22a.

  In addition, when a visitor card is inserted into the card insertion slot 22a, when the remaining amount indicated by the remaining amount information is 1 yen or more when the recording medium return button 24a is operated, or when each counter 130 is used When the counted value is recorded in the storage unit 28 as one or more numerical values, the control unit 29 transmits the card ID of the visitor card and the remaining amount information or the counted value to the card management device 110, and those information Are associated and recorded, and the return mechanism 24b is controlled to eject (return) the visitor card from the card insertion slot 22a.

  Furthermore, when the member card is inserted into the card insertion slot 22a, when the recording medium return button 24a is operated, the count value counted by each counter 130 is stored as one or more numerical values. When it is recorded in the control unit 29, the control unit 29 transmits the card ID of the membership card and the count value to the membership management apparatus 120, associates the information with them and records them, and controls the return mechanism 24b to Are discharged (returned) from the card insertion slot 22a.

The input unit 25b is an input unit configured by a plurality of buttons, and can input a personal identification number or the like.
The payout button 25c is operated when playing a game with withdrawal of a game medium when the member has deposited a game medium as a deposit in the game arcade when the member card is inserted in the card insertion slot 22a. It is a means.

The communication unit 27 is communicably connected to the base management device 30, and transmits at least the frequency signal generated by the control unit 29 to the base management device 30 as a sales signal.
In the present embodiment, the communication unit 27 transmits the frequency signal generated by the control unit 29 to the base management device 30 as needed. However, the timing of transmission of the frequency signal is not limited to any time, and when the transmission request is transmitted from the hole management apparatus 60, the gaming medium lending machine 20 may transmit the frequency signal. In this case, the control unit 29 of the gaming medium lending machine 20 can prepare to transmit the frequency signal until there is a transmission request from the hole management device 60.

So far, the gaming medium lending machine 20 has been described.
Next, the structure of the hall | hole management apparatus 60 is demonstrated as a specific example of the game device of this invention.

(3) Hall Management Device As shown in FIG. 8, the hole management device 60 of this embodiment includes the communication unit 61, the input operation unit 62, the output display unit 63, the storage unit 64, and the control unit 65. Have.

Here, the communication unit 61 is a receiving unit that receives the signal output from the parent island management device 50 via a predetermined communication line.
The communication unit 61 receives at least a gaming signal output from the gaming machine 10 and receives a frequency signal output from the gaming medium lending machine 20 as a sales signal.

The input operation unit 62 is an input operation means such as a keyboard or a mouse operated by a store clerk or the like of the game arcade to input predetermined information and commands.
The output display unit 63 is output means including display means such as a liquid crystal display for displaying predetermined information on a screen, and printing means such as a printer for printing out predetermined information on a predetermined sheet.

The storage unit 64 is a storage unit (for example, a non-volatile ROM, a hard disk, etc.) capable of storing programs and data related to the functions of the hole management apparatus 60.
The storage unit 64 functions as a processing frequency storage unit of the present invention, and stores, for each gaming machine 10, a sales database in which information on lending of gaming media to a player is recorded.
As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the sales database includes items such as “event”, “reception frequency”, “reception frequency”, “sale frequency”, and “frequency difference”.
The cause of the signal received by the communication unit 61 is recorded in the “event”. For example, if the received signal is a sales signal, the reason for the generation of the sales signal is that the player operates the ball lending button 11 of the gaming machine 10 in order to receive the lending of game media. Therefore, the "lending operation" is recorded in the "event".

In "reception frequency", the frequency indicated by the sales signal is recorded as reception frequency information.
In the “number of sales”, the number of times the sales signal has been received by the communication unit 61 is recorded as sales number information.
The cumulative frequency of the frequency indicated by each of the sales signals received so far by the communication unit 61 is recorded as the cumulative frequency information in the “sales frequency”.
The “frequency difference” is the difference between the “sales frequency” before the one sales signal is received by the communication unit 61 and the “sales frequency” after the one sales signal is received by the communication unit 61, It is recorded as frequency difference information.

Here, the cumulative processing frequency information and the frequency difference information are information calculated using the frequency indicated by the sales signal.
The storage unit 64 stores the reception frequency information, the cumulative processing frequency information, and the frequency difference information as processing frequency information which is information related to the frequency corresponding to the amount of money used by the execution of the amount using process.

The timing at which each information in the sales database is reset (when “the number of receptions” is “0” and “the number of sales” is “0 degree”) is, for example, the communication unit 61 outputs an out signal for a predetermined period or more. The timing may be the timing when the predetermined period when no reception is performed, or the timing when the predetermined period when the communication unit 61 does not receive the sales signal for a predetermined period or more.
9 and 10 show the sales database, but FIG. 9 corresponds to the lending history database of FIG. 6, while FIG. 10 corresponds to the lending history database of FIG. doing. That is, FIG. 9 shows a sales database when the accepted amount based on the bill inserted into the bill insertion slot 21a of the gaming medium lending machine 20 is 10000 yen, and FIG. The sales database is shown when the received amount based on the amount recorded on the prepaid card inserted in the card insertion slot 22a is 1000 yen.
Furthermore, the sales database can be stored in a storage unit such as a RAM installed in the control unit 65. In this case, the storage means functions as the processing frequency storage unit of the present invention.

In addition, the storage unit 64 stores a notification method selection information database in which one or more modes of notification are recorded.
As shown in FIG. 11, the notification method selection information database is configured by items of “informing method”, “mode”, and “communication to store clerk”.
In the "informing method", a number or a name given for each "mode" of the information and each "communication to the store clerk" is recorded.
The specific content of the notification is recorded in the "mode". For example, notification by voice in the income of a store clerk can be set as “aspect A”. In addition, the notification by the screen display in the income of the store clerk can be set as “mode B” or the like. In this "mode", in addition to the notification to the income, for example, the screen display in the output display unit 63 of the hall management device 60, the size of characters and the like in this screen display, the designation of color, flicker, It is possible to record generation of sound from a speaker connected to 60, lighting of a lamp connected to the gaming system 1, and the like.

In the “communication to the store clerk”, either setting of “automatically” or “manually” notification according to the content recorded in “aspect” is recorded.
Here, “automatic” means that the output information is automatically sent to the notification device 100 when the control unit 65 generates output information when the remaining amount when subtracting the used amount from the accepted amount is a fraction. It means transmitting and performing notification (for example, transmission of a notification signal to an income) according to the content recorded in the “aspect”.
Also, “manually” means that when the control unit 65 generates output information when the remaining amount when subtracting the used amount from the accepted amount is a fraction, the store clerk at the game arcade can obtain a predetermined value in the input operation unit 62. After the operation is performed, the output information is transmitted to the notification device 100 to execute notification by the contents recorded in the “aspect”.

Although four notification methods are recorded in FIG. 11, the notification methods are not limited to four, and at least one or more notification methods may be recorded in the notification method selection information database. .
Further, the storage unit 64 stores a notification method selected by the store clerk from among the notification methods recorded in the notification method selection information database as a selection notification method.

The storage unit 64 functions as a predetermined frequency storage unit of the present invention, and stores information on the predetermined frequency as the predetermined frequency information.
The predetermined frequency is a frequency corresponding to the amount of money used for the game in one operation by the player, and is a reference frequency set in advance. For example, as shown in the reference frequency database of FIG. 5, a reference frequency money amount which is an amount used for playing a game in one operation by the player is 540 yen, and a predetermined frequency which is a frequency corresponding to the reference frequency money amount It can be set as 5 degrees.
In this case, “5 degrees” is stored in the storage unit 64 as the predetermined degree information.
The predetermined frequency information can be stored in a storage unit such as a RAM installed in the control unit 65. In this case, the storage means functions as the predetermined frequency storage unit of the present invention.

In addition, the storage unit 64 stores a fraction balance flag.
The fractional balance flag is specific frequency usage information that can specify that the amount used by the execution of the amount processing is the amount corresponding to the specific frequency, and when the amount used for the game is subtracted from the remaining amount The flag indicates that the balance of the balance is less than the unit frequency or that the balance is estimated to be less than the unit frequency.
When this fraction balance flag is set (when it is set), it indicates that the remaining amount is a fraction smaller than the unit frequency, or that the remaining amount is estimated to be a fraction smaller than the unit frequency .
On the other hand, when the fraction balance flag is cleared (when not set), the remaining amount is not less than the unit frequency, that is, the remaining amount is more than the amount corresponding to the unit frequency. It shows.

The control unit 65 is a control unit that includes a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like and operates as a computer.
The control unit 65 monitors the input from the respective units of the hole management device 60 while controlling the respective units based on the control program and data stored in the ROM, whereby the game signal received by the communication unit 61 is received. The predetermined game information is calculated, aggregated, and stored in the storage unit 64 based on the above.
For example, based on a game signal (for example, an out signal or a safe signal, or a medal insertion signal or a medal payout signal) output from the gaming machine 10 and received by the communication unit 61, a game for each gaming machine 10 or each model Information (for example, the number of outs, the number of safes, the number of inputs, the number of payouts) is calculated and totaled, and stored in the storage unit 64.

Further, the control unit 65 performs characteristic operations as described below while counting predetermined game information.
When the sales signal is received by the communication unit 61, the control unit 65 identifies the frequency indicated by the sales signal and records the frequency in the “reception frequency” of the sales database stored in the storage unit 64.
Next, the control unit 65 extracts the reception number information (the latest reception number information immediately before the sales signal is received by the communication unit 61) recorded in "the number of receptions" of the sales database. 1 is added to the indicated value, and the sum obtained by the addition is recorded as the new reception number information in the “reception number” of the sales database.

Subsequently, the control unit 65 selects, from among the accumulated processing frequency information which is data recorded in the “sales frequency” of the sales database, the latest accumulated processing frequency information immediately before the sales signal is received by the communication unit 61. The frequency indicated by the sales signal received by the communication unit 61 is added to the numerical value indicated by the accumulated process frequency information, and the sum obtained by the addition is used as the new accumulated process frequency information. Record on
Then, the control unit 65 subtracts the numerical value indicated by the latest accumulated processing frequency information recorded in “the sales frequency” immediately before the sales signal is received from the numerical value indicated by the calculated new accumulated processing frequency information. The difference is calculated, and this difference is recorded in the "frequency difference" of the sales database as new frequency difference information.
When the control unit 65 records data in “reception frequency”, “reception frequency”, “sale frequency”, and “frequency difference” of the sales database, the “lending operation” is added to “event” in association with these data. Record.
Every time a sales signal is received by the communication unit 61, the control unit 65 records data in the “reception frequency” of the sales database.

  The control unit 65 operates as the information generation means of the present invention, and when it is determined that the remaining amount when the amount used for the game is subtracted from the received amount is less than the unit frequency, or the remaining amount is the unit frequency When it is estimated to be less than the predetermined output information is generated.

There are the following four processes in the process which the control part 65 performs as judgment of whether to produce | generate the output information.
(A) Processing using "frequency difference" of sales database (b) Processing using "reception frequency" of sales database (c) Processing using "reception frequency" of sales database (d) "Sales frequency" of sales database Processing to be Used The following describes these processings in order.

(A) Process using “frequency difference” of sales database This process determines whether or not the frequency indicated by the frequency difference information recorded in “frequency difference” of the sales database is a frequency other than the predetermined frequency. is there.

The control unit 65 operates as the specific frequency usage information generation unit of the present invention, and indicates the frequency indicated by the frequency difference information recorded in the "frequency difference" of the sales database and the predetermined frequency indicated by the predetermined frequency information extracted from the storage unit 64. Compare with.
When the frequency indicated by the frequency difference information is the same frequency as the predetermined frequency, the control unit 65 clears the fraction balance flag. In this case, since the frequency indicated by the frequency difference information is the same frequency as the predetermined frequency, the fractional balance flag is cleared, assuming that the remaining amount when the amount used for the game is subtracted from the accepted amount is not a fraction.
On the other hand, when the frequency indicated by the frequency difference information is not the same as the predetermined frequency, the control unit 65 sets a fraction balance flag. In this case, since the frequency indicated by the frequency difference information is a frequency different from the predetermined frequency, that is, a specific frequency, the remaining balance flag is set as the remaining amount is a fraction. In addition, the process which sets a fraction balance flag is corresponded to the process which produces | generates specific frequency use information called a fraction balance flag.

(B) Process using “reception frequency” of sales database This process determines whether the frequency indicated by the reception frequency information recorded in “reception frequency” of the sales database is a frequency other than the predetermined frequency. is there.
The control unit 65 compares the frequency indicated by the reception frequency information recorded in the “reception frequency” with the predetermined frequency.
Here, although the process (b) is performed using the reception frequency information recorded in the “reception frequency” of the sales database, the control unit 65 receives the sales signal at the communication unit 61. At this time, the frequency indicated by the sales signal can be specified as the reception frequency, and the reception frequency can be compared with the predetermined frequency.

If the reception frequency is the same as the predetermined frequency, the control unit 65 clears the fraction balance flag. In this case, since the reception frequency is the same frequency as the predetermined frequency, it is determined that the remaining amount flag is not a fraction when the amount used for the game is subtracted from the received amount, which is not a fraction.
On the other hand, when the reception frequency is not the same as the predetermined frequency, the control unit 65 sets a fraction balance flag. In this case, since the reception frequency is a frequency different from the predetermined frequency, that is, a specific frequency, it is assumed that the remaining amount is a fraction, and the fraction balance flag is set.

Note that (a) and (b) both determine whether the frequency indicated by the sales signal received by the communication unit 61 is a frequency other than the predetermined frequency as a result.
However, conventionally, in the hole management device 60, the frequency indicated by the sales signal received by the communication unit 61 is accumulated, and is accumulated in the sales database as the “frequency of sales”.
In (a), the processing of (a) is performed using the accumulated "sales frequency".
On the other hand, (b) identifies the frequency of the sales signal itself received by the communication unit 61, and determines whether this frequency is a frequency other than the predetermined frequency.

(C) Processing using “the number of receptions” of the sales database This processing is to determine whether the number of times indicated by the number of receptions information recorded in “the number of receptions” of the sales database has reached a predetermined number. .
The control unit 65 compares the number of times indicated by the reception number information recorded in the “number of receptions” of the sales database with the predetermined number.
If the number of times indicated by the reception number information is not the predetermined number, the control unit 65 clears the fraction balance flag. In this case, since the number of times of reception has not reached the predetermined number, the fraction balance flag is cleared, assuming that the remaining amount when the amount used for the game is subtracted from the received amount is not a fraction.
On the other hand, when the number of times indicated by the reception number information reaches a predetermined number, the control unit 65 sets a fraction balance flag. In this case, since the number of times of reception has reached a predetermined number, the remaining amount flag is set as the remaining amount is a fraction.

(D) Process using "sales frequency" of sales database This process determines whether or not the frequency indicated by the cumulative processing frequency information recorded in "sales frequency" of the sales database has reached a certain frequency. is there.
The control unit 65 compares the frequency indicated by the cumulative processing frequency information recorded in the “sales frequency” in the sales database with a certain frequency.
If the frequency indicated by the cumulative processing frequency information is not a fixed frequency, the control unit 65 clears the fraction balance flag. In this case, since the sales frequency has not reached a certain frequency, the fractional balance flag is cleared, assuming that the remaining amount when the amount used for the game is subtracted from the accepted amount is not a fraction.
On the other hand, when the frequency indicated by the cumulative processing frequency information reaches a predetermined frequency, the control unit 65 sets a fraction balance flag. In this case, since the sales frequency has reached a certain frequency, it is assumed that the remaining amount is a fraction, and the fraction balance flag is set.

The processes (a) to (d) are processes performed to determine whether or not predetermined output information is generated. That is, when the frequency indicated by the frequency signal received by the communication unit 61 is a frequency other than the predetermined frequency, specifically, the specific frequency, the communication unit 61 has received the frequency signal at the predetermined frequency. If the cumulative number of the frequency indicated by the frequency signal received at 61 reaches a certain frequency, the control unit 65, which is an information generation unit, generates predetermined output information if it is at least one of them.
Here, the purpose of executing such processing is to notify the notification device 100, which is the transmission destination of the output information, when the remaining amount when the amount used for the game is subtracted from the received amount is a fraction less than the unit frequency. This is to execute a predetermined notification. The reason why the processing of (a) to (d) can be aimed at the notification is as follows.

  (Reason 1) When the amount equivalent to the unit frequency is regarded as one time amount, this one time amount is set by the amount obtained by increasing the consumption tax, and this one time amount is not a divisor of the accepted amount Because the remaining amount is finally left as a fraction if you subtract the amount of money from the amount received once because it has become

Specifically, the case where the one-time amount is not the amount obtained by increasing the consumption tax and the case where the one-time amount is the amount obtained by increasing the consumption tax will be described.
In the case where the amount of 100 yen is specifically set as one degree if the amount of one time amount is not the amount obtained by increasing the consumption tax, this one degree amount of 100 yen is a divisor of, for example, 1000 yen which is the accepted amount. ing. For this reason, if 100 yen which is a one-time money amount is subtracted from 1000 yen which is the amount of money received, after 10 times, the remaining amount will be 0 yen, and the fraction will not remain.
In the lending process, assuming that the predetermined frequency is 5 degrees, the amount corresponding to this amount is 500 yen. Then, assuming that the amount of money accepted is 1000 yen, the amount of sales will be 1000 yen and the remaining amount will be 0 yen in two lendings.

On the other hand, if the consumption tax rate is 8% when the one-time monetary amount is the amount obtained by increasing the consumption tax, 100 yen × 1.08 = 108 yen is set as one frequency. In this case, 108 yen, which is a single frequency amount, is not a divisor of, for example, 1000 yen, which is an accepted amount. For this reason, when 108 yen which is one time money amount is subtracted from 1000 yen which is the amount of money received, the remaining amount becomes 28 yen in the place which is subtracted nine times, and the fraction remains.
In the lending process, assuming that the predetermined frequency is 5 degrees, the amount corresponding to this quantity is 540 yen. And if the amount of money accepted is 1000 yen, the amount of sales will be 540 yen and the remaining amount will be 460 yen in one lending.
Furthermore, when the lending operation is performed and 100 balls are lent out with a sales amount of 432 yen corresponding to 4 degrees, the remaining amount before the lending operation is performed is 460 yen, and the sales amount is 432 yen, The balance will be 28 yen.

Thus, while the remaining amount is 0 yen in the former and no fraction is left, the remaining amount is 28 yen in the latter and the fraction remains. This is because, in the former case, the amount corresponding to the unit frequency is a divisor of the acceptance amount, whereas in the latter case, the amount is not a divisor of the acceptance amount .
That is, when the amount corresponding to the unit frequency is the amount including the consumption tax, and the amount is not a divisor of the accepted amount, the fraction will eventually remain as the remaining amount.

(Reason 2) When one amount of money is deducted from the accepted amount, receipt of a sales signal indicating the number of degrees corresponding to the amount of one amount of money finally drawn is specified by each of the processes (a) to (d) Since it is possible, the case where the fraction remains as the remaining amount in the gaming medium lending machine 20 is the case where all the amount other than the remaining fraction among the accepted amount is the sales amount and is used for the game.
Then, the amount of money used for these games is all transmitted to the hall management device 60 as a sales signal.
Therefore, when it is determined that the hall management device 60 has received all the sales signals, or when one amount of money has been subtracted from the amount of money received, the number of times corresponding to the amount of money of one degree drawn last If it is determined that the sales signal indicating "1" has been received, it can be determined that the game media lending machine 20 has a remaining fraction as a remaining amount.

And this judgment is realizable by each processing of (a)-(d).
Here, before describing each process of (a) to (d) regarding (reason 2), terms used in this description are defined.
A single operation performed by a player to receive loan of gaming media is referred to as "one push". The frequency corresponding to the amount of money used when this "one push" operation is performed is referred to as "usage frequency". Among the “use frequency”, a frequency set as a frequency corresponding to the amount of money used in the “1 push” operation, and a reference frequency is referred to as “predetermined frequency” or “reference frequency”. Of the "frequency of use", the "frequency of use" less than the "predetermined frequency" is referred to as the "specific frequency". When subtracting one frequency amount from the acceptance amount, the frequency equivalent to the last frequency amount to be dropped shall be the "last used frequency".

Each process of (a)-(d) is demonstrated using these terms.
(A) utilizes that the frequency which the sales signal transmitted when "the last frequency used" is used becomes "the specific frequency".
For example, in the case where the frequency used in “1 push”, ie, “reference frequency” is 5 degrees, when the accepted amount is 1000 yen, it indicates the sales signal to be transmitted when “last used frequency” is used. The frequency is four frequencies, that is, "specific frequency" (see "fourth" of "transmission frequency" shown in the lending history database of FIG. 7).
In the case where the “standard frequency” is 4 and the accepted amount is 1000 yen, the frequency indicated by the sales signal transmitted when the “last used frequency” is used is 1 frequency, ie “specific frequency”. It becomes.
For this reason, the control unit 65 can determine that the remaining amount is a fraction when the “frequency difference” that is the frequency indicated by the sales signal is a frequency other than the predetermined frequency.

Similarly to (a), (b) utilizes that the frequency indicated by the sales signal transmitted when the “last used frequency” is used is “specific frequency”.
Therefore, the control unit 65 can determine that the remaining amount is a fraction when the “reception frequency” which is the frequency indicated by the sales signal is a frequency other than the predetermined frequency.

(C) utilizes the fact that the number of times of transmission of the sales signal when all of the money used for the game is used from the accepted amount is constant for each "reference frequency".
For example, in the case where the “standard frequency” is 5 degrees, when the accepted amount is 1000 yen, the number of transmissions of the sales signal is 2 (“2 times” of the “number of receptions” shown in the sales database of FIG. See). In addition, in the case where the “standard frequency” is 4 degrees, when the amount of money accepted is 1000 yen, the number of transmissions of the sales signal is 3 times. Similarly, in the case where the “reference frequency” is 3 degrees, 2 degrees, or 1 degree, the number of times of transmission of the sales signal is 3 times, 5 times, 9 times, respectively.
And in the frequency which the sales signal transmitted at the end shows, "the last usage frequency" is included.
Therefore, when the “number of receptions” of the sales signal reaches a predetermined number, the control unit 65 can determine that the remaining amount is a fraction.
The predetermined number of times to be compared with the “number of receptions” is set in accordance with the accepted amount of money and the “reference frequency”. For example, in the case where the “standard frequency” is 5 degrees and the accepted amount is 1000 yen, the predetermined number of times is set to 2 times. In addition, in the case where the “standard frequency” is 4 degrees and the accepted amount is 1000 yen, the predetermined number of times is set to 3 times.

(D) utilizes the fact that the cumulative total of the frequency indicated by the sales signal when all the money used for the game is used from the acceptance amount is constant. The cumulative total of the frequency indicated by the sales signal is a constant value regardless of which frequency the “reference frequency” is, provided that the amount of money accepted is constant.
For example, when the "reference frequency" is 5 and the accepted amount is 1000 yen, the cumulative frequency of the sales signal is 9 times (the sales frequency shown in the sales database of FIG. 10). See “9 degrees”). In addition, regardless of whether the "standard frequency" is 4 degrees, 3 degrees, 2 degrees, or 1 degree, when the amount of money received is 1000 yen, the total of the degrees indicated by the sales signal is all 9 degrees.
For this reason, the control unit 65 can determine that the remaining amount is a fraction when the “sales frequency” which is the total of the frequency indicated by the sales signal received by the communication unit 61 has reached a predetermined frequency.
The predetermined frequency to be compared with the accumulated frequency indicated by the sales signal can be set using the quotient obtained by dividing the accepted amount by the amount corresponding to the unit frequency. For example, when 1000 yen, which is the accepted amount, is divided by 108 yen, which is the amount corresponding to the unit frequency, 1000 yen minus 108 yen = 9.259. And "9" which is a quotient which rounded off the decimal part can be set up as a predetermined frequency.

In addition, any one of the processes (a) to (d) may be adopted, or two or more may be adopted.
Here, (c) and (d) are notified each time a player inserts cash two or more times, so there is a possibility to notify even when the remaining amount is not a fraction, (A) and (b) are notified when the remaining amount becomes a fraction, so the accuracy is higher than in (c) and (d).
However, when adopting (c) or (d), it is determined that the predetermined period or more has elapsed since the player finished playing the game, as described later, in order to supplement the above points. , Can also be notified. As a result, it is possible to improve the detection accuracy of the fractional remainder also for (c) and (d).

In addition, when there is a process that the control unit 65 does not execute in each of the processes (a) to (d), the storage unit 64 does not store information used in the process that the control unit 65 does not execute. be able to.
For example, when the process of (b) is not executed, the storage unit 64 may not store the reception frequency information used in the process of (b). In this case, in the sales database, the item "reception frequency" is deleted.
In other words, the storage unit 64 can store information used for the process executed by the control unit 65 among the processes (a) to (d).
The information used in each of the processes (a) to (d) is reception frequency information (which is used in the process of (b)), which is the frequency indicated by the frequency signal, or information calculated using this frequency. There are cumulative processing frequency information and frequency difference information (used in the processing of (a) or (d)). The storage unit 64 can store one or both of the reception frequency information and the cumulative processing frequency information according to the process performed by the control unit 65.

  Furthermore, when the control unit 65 determines that one of the processes (a) to (d) is satisfied and the condition set for the process is satisfied (for example, in the process of (a) When it is determined that the frequency indicated by the difference is a frequency other than the predetermined frequency, in the processing of (b), when it is determined that the frequency indicated by the "reception frequency" is a frequency other than the predetermined frequency, the processing of (c) Then, when it is determined that the number of times indicated by “the number of times of reception” has reached a predetermined number, in the process of (d), it is determined that the frequency indicated by “frequency of sales” has reached a predetermined frequency), fraction balance Set (set) the flag.

In addition, about the fraction balance flag, as mentioned above, it is estimated that the remaining amount when the amount used for the game is subtracted from the received amount is less than the unit frequency, or the remaining amount is less than the unit frequency It is explained that "flag indicating".
Here, it is assumed that the hole management device 60 determines the presence or absence of the remaining fraction only by the sales signal as “estimated”, and thereafter, the same player puts cash into the gaming medium lending machine 20, etc. The hole management apparatus 60 can not judge until the remaining amount is no longer a fraction. That is, when the control unit 65 generates predetermined output information by executing each process of (a) to (d), the game media lending machine 20 has a remaining amount of a fraction of 28 yen. In this state, it is also possible for the player to newly insert 1000 yen, and even if the remaining amount is no longer a fraction by thus inserting 1000 yen, the hole management device 60 , I do not know that the new 1000 yen was thrown. For this reason, as the definition of the fraction balance flag, it is not concluded that the remaining amount is a fraction, and also includes the meaning of "estimate".

Next, the control unit 65 confirms the fraction balance flag at a predetermined timing. Thus, it is determined whether the fraction balance flag is set (set) or cleared (not set).
When it is determined that the fraction balance flag is set, the control unit 65 functions as the non-game determination unit of the present invention, and determines that the player has not played a game for a predetermined period based on predetermined game information. .
Specifically, the control unit 65 confirms whether or not the out signal output from the target gaming machine 10 has been received by the communication unit 61 within a predetermined period in the past. Thus, it is determined whether the gaming machine 10 is in operation, and it is determined that the player has not played a game for a predetermined period.

The out signal is a pulse signal output from the gaming machine 10, and one pulse is output for a predetermined number of outs.
When the out signal is received by the communication unit 61, the control unit 65 functions as the game information generation unit of the present invention, and the number of outs indicated by the out signal and the time when the communication unit 61 receives the out signal. Are associated with each other, and it is generated as playable game information as to whether or not the player is playing a game, and stored in the storage unit 64.

Specifically, the determination using this out signal is performed as follows.
For example, as shown in FIG. 12 (i), when an out signal has not been received by the communication unit 61 within a predetermined period in the past, the control unit 65 causes a predetermined period or more after the player finishes playing the game. It is determined that the game machine 10 is not in operation because it has elapsed. In this case, the control unit 65 sets (sets) fractional balance card leaving information as data of the target gaming machine 10.
With the fractional balance card leaving information, although the predetermined period or more has passed since the player finished playing the game, the recording medium whose balance is a fractional number is not removed by the player, It is information indicating that the medium lending machine 20 is left standing. This fraction balance card leaving information is in a clear (non-setting) state in the initial state.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 12 (ii), when the communication unit 61 receives an out signal within a predetermined period in the past, the control unit 65 does not end the game, and the gaming machine Judge that 10 is in operation. In this case, the control unit 65 clears (does not set) the fractional balance card leaving information as data of the target gaming machine 10.
When the fraction balance flag is cleared, the control unit 65 determines that the remainder of the fraction is not generated, and clears (do not set) the fraction balance card leaving information.

  As described above, by determining whether the gaming machine 10 is in operation when the fraction balance flag is set, it is erroneously notified when the remaining amount happens to be a fraction during the game of the player by chance. It can be done not to do.

Although the method of using the out information is mentioned as a method of determining whether the gaming machine 10 is in operation here, the method is not limited to the method of using the out information.
For example, a camera, which is an imaging unit for photographing a player seated in a chair in front of the gaming machine 10, is installed, and it is determined whether the gaming machine 10 is in operation based on an image captured by the camera. can do.
In this case, when the player's hand touches the handle of the pachinko machine 10a, it can be determined that the pachinko machine 10a is in operation. On the other hand, when the player is not captured in the captured image, or when the player's hand captured in the captured image is not touching the handle of the pachinko machine 10a, this state continues for a predetermined period or more. , It can be determined that the pachinko machine 10a is not in operation.

Also, for example, a seating sensor may be installed in a chair in front of the gaming machine 10, and it may be determined whether the gaming machine 10 is in operation based on the ON / OFF operation of the seating sensor.
In this case, when an ON signal is output from the seating sensor, it can be determined that the pachinko machine 10a is in operation. On the other hand, when the signal of OFF is output from the seating sensor, it can be determined that the pachinko machine 10a is not in operation.

Further, the process of determining whether or not a predetermined period or more has elapsed since the player ended the game in this way is a process performed when it is determined that the fraction balance flag is set.
However, the fractional balance flag is estimated to have a remaining amount as a fraction, for example, when the processing of (a) to (d) described above is executed and it is determined that the frequency indicated by the sales signal is a frequency other than the predetermined frequency. It is set when you get it.
The sales signal is transmitted when the gaming medium lending machine 20 lends the gaming media to the player, and the player normally continues playing the game when the gaming media are borrowed. Therefore, even if the game medium is lent to the player, the remaining amount becomes a fraction, the sales signal is transmitted, and the fraction balance flag is set, it takes a considerable amount of time before the player ends the game. It is conceivable.
For this reason, even if it is determined that the fraction balance flag is set, then the process of confirming the end of the game by the player based on the out information is repeatedly executed at predetermined time intervals (for example, every minute). Is desirable.
In addition, since it is considered that it takes a considerable amount of time for the player to finish playing the game after the fraction balance flag is set, it is necessary to set out information in the out information until a certain period of time has elapsed since the fraction balance flag was set. The confirmation process of the end of the game by the player based on the above may not be executed, and the confirmation process may be executed after the elapse of a predetermined time.

Further, the control unit 65 confirms the fraction balance card leaving information at a predetermined timing, and determines whether this fraction balance card leaving information is set or cleared.
When the fractional balance card leaving information is cleared, the control unit 65 does not generate output information.
On the other hand, when the fractional balance card leaving information is set, the control unit 65 refers to the notification method selection information database stored in the storage unit 64 to specify the selected notification mode.
And the alerting | reporting apparatus 100 is made to perform alerting | reporting in the aspect of the alerting | reporting specified.
At this time, the control unit 65 generates a signal for causing the notification device 100 to execute notification as output information, and transmits the signal to the notification device 100 via the communication unit 61.

The control unit 65 generates output information with contents according to the identified notification mode. Then, the control unit 65 operates as an output unit of the present invention, and outputs the generated output information.
For example, when the notification device 100 is the output display unit 63 of the hole management apparatus 60, the control unit 65 extracts data to be displayed on the output display unit 63 from the storage unit 64, and outputs these as output information. Send to section 63. The output display unit 63 displays a notification screen based on the received output information.
In this case, for example, as shown in FIG. 13 (i), the output display unit 63 receives the output information in a screen configuration that displays normal game data until the output information is received. As shown in FIG. 13 (ii), it is possible to display a screen made up of sentences such as "circle number odds balance card left" and symbols.

When the notification device 100 is an income possessed by a store clerk, the control unit 65 transmits, via the communication unit 61, output information indicating that the income is to be output as a predetermined sound. The income outputs a predetermined sound based on the received output information.
Furthermore, when the notification device 100 is a lamp connected to the hole management device 60, the control unit 65 sends a signal indicating that the lamp is turned on to the lamp as output information. This causes the lamp to light.
When the notification device 100 is a frequency display unit (not shown) of the gaming machine 10 connected to the game medium lending machine 20, the remaining amount of the fraction may be displayed on the frequency display unit. As a display mode in this case, for example, blinking display, display of predetermined symbols (Δ, □, 等, etc.) and the like can be mentioned.

The notification device 100 performs a predetermined operation based on the output information output from the control unit 65 so that the remaining amount when the amount used for the game is subtracted from the received amount is less than the unit frequency, or the remaining amount Can be identifiably notified that it is estimated to be less than the unit frequency.
A game clerk at the game arcade confirms the predetermined operation performed by the notification device 100, whereby the game medium in which the recording medium whose remaining amount has become a fraction is left in the game medium lending machine 20 installed at the game arcade. It can be known that there is a lending machine 20. In particular, as shown in FIG. 13 (ii), the output display unit 63 of the hole management apparatus 60 displays the machine number of the gaming machine 10 corresponding to the gaming medium lending machine 20 in which the recording medium is left. The store clerk can specify the gaming machine 10 immediately.
Then, the store clerk can release the left state by going to the game medium lending machine 20 and performing an operation such as removing the recording medium. As a result, the player who is going to play a game on this gaming machine 10 can start playing the game smoothly.

Up to here, the configuration of the gaming system 1 of the present embodiment has been described in detail.
Next, the procedure of the operation executed by the gaming system 1 will be described as a “remaining amount of recording medium balance management method” with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

(4) Method of Managing Remaining Amount of Recording Medium Here, each of the following processes will be described.
(I) Amount acceptance processing (ii) Loan control processing (iii) Frequency information reception processing (iv) Fractional balance card warning processing (v) Warning execution processing

(I) Amount Accepting Process The amount accepting process is a process by which the gaming medium lending machine 20 accepts a predetermined valuable value.
This amount acceptance processing will be described with reference to FIG.

When cash is inserted into the bill insertion slot 21a of the gaming medium lending machine 20, the bill identification unit 21b identifies the denomination of the inserted bill, and uses the signal indicating the identified denomination as a denomination signal control unit. Send to 29
When a predetermined card is inserted into the card insertion slot 22a, the card reader / writer 22b reads predetermined information from the inserted card and sends a signal indicating this information to the control unit 29.
When a predetermined IC coin is inserted into the IC coin insertion slot 23a, the IC coin R / W 23b reads predetermined information from the inserted IC coin and sends a signal indicating this information to the control unit 29.

Control unit 29 determines whether a denomination signal has been received from bill identifying unit 21b. Thus, the control unit 29 determines whether cash has been inserted into the bill insertion slot 21a (S10).
When it is determined that cash has been inserted into the bill insertion slot 21a by receiving the denomination signal from the bill identifying unit 21b (S10-Yes), the control unit 29 inserts the bill based on the denomination signal. The amount of cash put into the mouth 21a is specified (S11), and this amount is accepted as the accepted amount. Then, the received amount is recorded as the remaining amount in the “amount balance” of the lending history database (S12).

On the other hand, when the denomination signal is not received from the bill identifying portion 21b (S10-No), the control portion 29 determines whether or not the signal indicating the information read from the card is received from the card R / W 22b. Do. Thus, the control unit 29 determines whether a card is inserted into the card insertion slot 22a (S13).
When it is determined that the card is inserted into the card insertion slot 22a by receiving a signal indicating information read from the card from the card reader / writer 22b (S13-Yes), the control unit 29 Based on the determination, it is determined whether the card inserted in the card insertion slot 22a is a prepaid card or a visitor card (S14).

If it is determined that the card inserted in the card insertion slot 22a is, for example, a prepaid card (S14-Yes), the control unit 29 determines the amount of money recorded in the prepaid card based on the signal received from the card R / W 22b. Is received and this amount of money is accepted as a received amount (S15).
When it is determined that the card inserted in the card insertion slot 22a is a visitor card (S14-Yes), the control unit 29 sends the card ID indicated by the signal received from the card R / W 22b to the card management device 110. It transmits, receives the amount of money associated with the card ID, and accepts this amount of money as the amount of money accepted (S15).
Then, the received amount is recorded as the remaining amount in the “amount balance” of the lending history database (S12).

On the other hand, when it is determined that the card inserted in the card insertion slot 22a is not a prepaid card or a visitor card (S14-No), the control unit 29 determines whether the card inserted in the card insertion slot 22a is a membership card. It is determined (S16).
When it is determined that the card inserted in the card insertion slot 22a is a membership card (S16-Yes), the control unit 29 acquires the number of balls from the member management apparatus 120 based on the signal received from the card R / W 22b. To do (S17). Then, the amount corresponding to the number of stored balls is recorded as the remaining amount in the “amount balance” of the lending history database (S12). It should be noted that game media withdrawn from storage may be managed separately by providing a separate database instead of the lending history database.
On the other hand, when it is determined that the card inserted in the card insertion slot 22a is not a membership card (S16-No), the control unit 29 determines that the card inserted in the card insertion slot 22a is not a legitimate card, The return mechanism 24b is controlled to eject the card from the card insertion slot 22a (S18). Then, the amount acceptance process is ended.

When it is determined in S13 that the signal indicating the information read from the card is not received from the card reader / writer 22b (S13-No), the control unit 29 indicates the signal indicating the information read from the IC coin. It is determined whether it has been received from the IC coin R / W 23b. Thus, it is determined whether an IC coin has been inserted into the IC coin insertion slot 23a (S19).
When it is determined that the IC coin has been inserted into the IC coin insertion slot 23a by receiving a signal indicating information read from the IC coin from the IC coin R / W 23b (S19-Yes), the control unit 29 The amount of money is specified based on the signal, and this amount of money is accepted as the amount of money accepted (S20). Then, the received amount is recorded as the remaining amount in the “amount balance” of the lending history database (S12).
On the other hand, when it is determined that the signal indicating the information read from the IC coin is not received from the IC coin R / W 23b (S19-No), the control unit 29 executes the processing of S10 and subsequent steps.

  By executing this amount acceptance process, control unit 29 accepts an amount based on the value entered into gaming media lending machine 20, such as cash inserted and the value of a recording medium inserted, as the accepted amount, and It can be recorded in "amount balance".

(Ii) Loan Control Process The loan control process is a process in which the gaming medium lending machine 20 lends the game media to the player.
This lending control process will be described with reference to FIG.

The control unit 29 of the gaming medium lending machine 20 determines whether the communication unit 27 has received an operation signal output from the gaming machine 10 by operating the ball lending button 11 of the gaming machine 10. Thereby, the control unit 29 determines whether or not there is a request for ball lending (S30).
When the ball lending button 11 of the gaming machine 10 is not operated and there is no request for ball lending (S30-No), the lending control process is ended.
On the other hand, when a request for ball lending is made by operating the ball lending button 11 (S30-Yes), the control unit 29 refers to the lending history database stored in the storage unit 28, and this lending history is made The amount indicated by the latest balance information recorded in the "amount balance" of the database or the frequency corresponding to this amount is confirmed (S31).
Next, the control unit 29 determines whether the frequency corresponding to the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is equal to or higher than the reference frequency (S32).
When the frequency corresponding to the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is equal to or higher than the reference frequency (S32-Yes), the control unit 29 executes a lending process for lending game media of a quantity corresponding to the reference frequency (S33).

When the frequency corresponding to the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is less than the reference frequency (S32-No), the control unit 29 determines whether the frequency corresponding to the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is 1 or more. To do (S34).
When the frequency corresponding to the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is 1 frequency or more (S34-Yes), the control unit 29 can lend out the quantity corresponding to the specific frequency which is the frequency from 1 frequency to the reference frequency. A process of lending the largest number of gaming media is executed (S35).
When the frequency equivalent to the amount of money indicated by the remaining amount information is less than 1 frequency (S34-No), the lending control process is ended.
When the control unit 29 executes the lending process of S33 or the lending process of S35, the control section 29 executes an information transmission setting process of transmitting frequency information indicating a frequency corresponding to the number of lent gaming media to the hole management apparatus 60 as a sales signal. (S36).

(Iii) Frequency Information Reception Processing In the frequency information reception processing, the hole management device 60 receives the sales signal transmitted by the gaming media lending machine 20 via a predetermined communication line, and the frequency indicated by the sales signal is a predetermined frequency. It is a process to determine whether it is a frequency other than.
The frequency information reception process will be described with reference to FIG.
Note that (iii) frequency information reception processing, (iv) fraction balance card warning processing, and (v) warning execution processing, which will be described below, are for each gaming machine 10 that the hall management device 60 manages and the gaming machine 10 is a process executed for each gaming medium lending machine 20 juxtaposed to 10.

The control unit 65 of the hall management device 60 determines whether the communication unit 61 has received the sales signal (S40).
When the communication unit 61 has not received the sales signal (S40-No), the control unit 65 clears the fraction balance flag (S41).
When the communication unit 61 receives the sales signal (S40-Yes), the control unit 65 refers to "the sales frequency" of the sales database stored in the storage unit 64, and the communication signal is received by the communication unit 61. The latest latest accumulated processing frequency information is called (S42).

Next, the control unit 65 adds the frequency indicated by the sales signal received by the communication unit 61 to the frequency indicated by the accumulated processing frequency information, and the sum obtained by the addition is used as a new cumulative processing frequency information in the sales database. It records in "the sales frequency" of (S43).
Subsequently, the control unit 65 calculates the difference between the cumulative processing frequency information obtained by the addition and the called cumulative processing frequency information (S44), and the difference is used as a new frequency difference in the sales database “frequency difference”. Record on
Then, the control unit 65 determines whether the frequency indicated by the difference is the same as the predetermined frequency (S45).
If the frequency indicated by the difference is a frequency different from the predetermined frequency (S45-No), the control unit 65 sets a fraction balance flag (S46).
When the frequency indicated by the difference is the same as the predetermined frequency (S45-Yes), the control unit 65 clears the fraction balance flag (S41).

  By executing the frequency information receiving process, when the control unit 65 performs the lending process at the gaming medium lending machine 20 and the remaining amount when the received amount or the remaining amount is reduced becomes a fraction smaller than the unit frequency And the fractional balance flag can be set.

The reason for executing the process of clearing the fractional balance flag, which is the process of S41, is as follows.
Even when the remaining amount in the gaming medium lending machine 20 becomes a fraction, the player can further insert cash or exchange cards, and the remaining amount is an amount equal to or more than the amount equivalent to the unit frequency from the fraction. It can be increased.
Here, the fact that cash has been inserted or that the card has been replaced is not notified to the hole management device 60, but if the game value is lent to the player thereafter, a frequency signal is sent to the hole management device 60. Ru.
In the hole management apparatus 60, even if the fraction balance flag is set once, if there is a subsequent reception of the frequency signal, the reception of an acceptance amount sufficient to lend the player the gaming value corresponding to the frequency indicated by the frequency signal. It can be inferred that there was a problem, and it can be judged that the remaining amount is no longer a fraction. Therefore, as the process of S41, the process of clearing the fractional balance flag is performed.

In the frequency information reception process, the procedure of the determination using the cumulative processing frequency information recorded in the “frequency difference” of the sales database has been described. However, the information used for this determination is not limited to the cumulative processing frequency information, and information that can specify the frequency difference, for example, using an amount of money corresponding to the frequency difference, a game value equivalent to the frequency difference, etc. It is also good.
Further, in the frequency information reception process, the procedure of the determination using the cumulative processing frequency information recorded in the “frequency difference” of the sales database has been described. However, this determination is not limited to the determination using the cumulative processing frequency information, and as described above, it is recorded in the "reception frequency" and the "reception frequency" recorded in the "reception frequency" of the sales database. The determination may be made using any of the reception frequency information and the cumulative processing frequency information recorded in the “sales frequency”.

(Iv) Fractional balance card warning processing Fractional balance card warning processing is processing to determine whether or not a predetermined period or more has elapsed since the player ended the game when the fractional balance flag is set. is there.
The fraction balance card warning process will be described with reference to FIG.

The control unit 65 of the hole management apparatus 60 checks the fraction balance flag stored in the storage unit 64 (S50), and determines whether the fraction balance flag is set (set) (S51).
When the fraction balance flag is not set (set), that is, when the fraction balance flag is cleared (S51-No), the control unit 65 clears the fraction balance card leaving information as data of the target gaming machine 10 (S52).

When the fraction balance flag is set (set) (S51-Yes), the control unit 65 confirms the out information in the past predetermined period for the target gaming machine 10 (S53). Then, the control unit 65 determines whether the target gaming machine 10 is in operation based on the out information (S54).
When the target gaming machine 10 is not in operation (S54-No), the control unit 65 sets the fractional balance card leaving information as data of the target gaming machine 10 (S55).
When the target gaming machine is in operation (S54-Yes), the control unit 65 clears the fraction balance card leaving information as data of the target gaming machine 10 (S52).

  By executing the fractional balance card warning process, the control unit 65 determines that the remaining amount has become a fraction at the gaming medium lending machine 20 and a predetermined period or more has elapsed since the player finished the game. , The balance card leaving information can be set.

The reason for executing the process of clearing the fractional balance card leaving information, which is the process of S52, is as follows.
Even when the remaining amount in the gaming medium lending machine 20 becomes a fraction, the player can further insert cash or exchange cards, and the remaining amount is an amount equal to or more than the amount equivalent to the unit frequency from the fraction. It can be increased.
Here, the fact that cash has been inserted or that the card has been replaced is not notified to the hole management device 60, but if the game value is lent to the player thereafter, a frequency signal is sent to the hole management device 60. Ru.
In the hole management apparatus 60, even when the fractional balance card leaving information is set once, if the frequency signal is received after that, the amount of money for accepting only the gaming value corresponding to the frequency indicated by the frequency signal is received to the player It can be inferred that there was a receptionist of, and it can be judged that the remaining amount is no longer a fraction. Therefore, as the process of S52, the process of clearing the fractional balance card leaving information is executed.

Note that this fractional balance card warning process is a process that is assumed to be executed by the hole management apparatus 60. Then, in S50, the control unit 65 checks the fraction balance flag.
However, this fraction balance card warning process can also be executed by other gaming devices than the hall management device 60. In this case, in the gaming machine, upon receiving an instruction based on the fraction balance flag from the hole management device 60, the processes after S52 can be executed.

(V) Warning Execution Process The warning execution process is a process of selecting a mode of notification and causing the notification device 100 to execute a notification in this mode.
This warning execution process will be described with reference to FIG.

The control unit 65 of the hole management apparatus 60 checks the fraction balance card leaving information stored in the storage unit 64 (S60), and determines whether this fraction balance card leaving information is set (set) ( S61).
When the fraction balance card leaving information is not set (set) (S61-No), the warning execution process is ended.
When the fractional balance card leaving information is set (set) (S61-Yes), the control unit 65 refers to the notification method selection information database stored in the storage unit 64, and selects the notification mode selected. Confirm (S62).
Then, the control unit 65 generates output information for causing the notification device 100 to execute notification in the selected notification mode (S63).
The control unit 65 outputs the generated output information to the notification device 100 (S64).
When the notification device 100 receives the output information, the notification device 100 performs notification in the selected notification mode.

  Note that this warning execution process is a process that is assumed to be executed by the hole management apparatus 60. However, this warning execution process can also be executed by other gaming devices (including the notification device 100) other than the hall management device 60. In this case, in the gaming machine, upon receiving an instruction based on the fraction balance card leaving information from the hole management device 60, the processes after S61 can be executed.

  As described above, according to the gaming device, gaming system, and recording medium balance management method of the present embodiment, the amount of money accepted by the gaming medium lending machine 20 corresponds to the amount used for gaming. The gaming device receives a signal indicating the frequency as a sales signal, and executes processing to determine whether the frequency indicated by the sales signal is a frequency other than the predetermined frequency, and based on the result of this determination, the predetermined output Information can be generated and transmitted to a predetermined notification device 100. Then, the notification device 100 can execute a predetermined notification based on the received output information.

As described above, among the processing executed by the gaming device, the determination processing such as whether or not the frequency indicated by the sales signal is a frequency other than the predetermined frequency is determined by the gaming media lending machine 20 from the received amount or the remaining amount Is a process for enabling the notification device 100 to be notified when the remaining amount when is subtracted becomes a fraction.
Thereby, the salesclerk of the game arcade can immediately grasp that the recording medium whose remaining amount is a fraction is left by the game medium lending machine 20 by receiving the notification which the notification device 100 is executing. be able to. Then, the clerk can take appropriate measures such as collecting the recording medium from the gaming medium lending machine 20 or the like.

In addition, even if another player comes to the gaming machine 10 attached to the gaming medium lending machine 20 where the recording medium whose remaining amount is a fraction is left to stand, the clerk comes and the recording medium So you can start playing right away. As a result, the decrease in the operation of the gaming machine 10 can be prevented.
Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the game device automatically detects the state in which the recording medium with the remaining amount is a fraction is left and the information is notified to the clerk, so the clerk can play the game installed in the game arcade There is no need to look around the media lending machine 20 one by one. As a result, the work load on the store clerk can be alleviated, and situations that could affect the operation of the hall can be avoided.

Second Embodiment
Next, a second embodiment of the gaming machine, gaming system, and recording medium balance management method of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
19 to 22 are flowcharts showing each process of the process executed by the gaming medium lending machine or the hole management device provided in the gaming system of the present embodiment.
The present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in the following points. That is, a point at which a card ejection signal indicating that the recording medium has been ejected by the gaming medium lending machine is transmitted from the gaming medium lending machine to the hall management device, and the recording medium with the remaining amount being a fraction is left The difference is that the time until the notification is made different when the recording medium whose balance is not a fraction is left, and the point that the player grasps the number of recording media brought back.
Other components are the same as in the first embodiment. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the same components as those in FIG. 1 and the like are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the detailed description thereof is omitted.

(1) Game System and Game Device As shown in FIG. 1, the game system 1 according to the present embodiment is a game machine 10, a game medium lending machine 20, a platform management device 30, an island management device 40, and a parent island management device. 50, a hole management apparatus 60, a counting apparatus 70, a settlement machine 80, a prize exchange apparatus 90, a notification apparatus 100, a card management apparatus 110, and a member management apparatus 120.
In (1), the configurations of the settlement machine 80 and the notification device 100 will be described, and then, as (2) and (3), the configurations of the game medium lending device 20 and the hole management device 60 will be described.

The settlement machine 80 executes settlement processing for returning cash equivalent to the amount left on the card or cash equivalent to the amount deposited to the IC coin to the player.
When the settlement machine 80 receives insertion of a recording medium such as a card or an IC coin, it reads predetermined information from the recording medium, identifies the remaining amount based on the information (or, the card read from the recording medium is read) The balance is sent to the management device 110 to acquire the remaining amount), and the cash corresponding to the remaining amount is paid out to return the cash to the player.
After performing such a settlement process, the settlement machine 80 transmits to the hole management apparatus 60 a settlement process signal indicating information such as the ID of the recording medium targeted for the settlement process and the settlement amount which is the amount returned to the player. Do.

The notification device 100 notifies that the predetermined recording medium is left without being discharged from the gaming medium lending machine 20 although the predetermined period or more has elapsed since the end of the game by the player. Notification means.
Here, in the notification device 100, not only when the recording medium whose remaining amount is a fraction is left in the gaming medium lending machine 20 but also when the remaining amount is more than the amount corresponding to the unit frequency is the recording medium Even when being left by the lending machine 20, notification is provided.

(2) Game Media Lending Machine As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the gaming medium lending machine 20 of the present embodiment has a bill insertion slot 21a, a bill identification portion 21b, a card slot 22a, a card R / W 22b, and an IC coin. Insertion slot 23a, IC coin R / W 23b, IC coin return port 23c, recording medium return button 24a, return mechanism 24b, insertion amount display unit 25a, input unit 25b, payout button 25c, nozzle 26a, delivery device 26b, communication unit 27 , Storage unit 28, and control unit 29.

  Here, the storage unit 28 stores card reception information indicating that the card is received by the card reader / writer 22 b and card ejection information indicating that the card has been ejected.

When the control unit 29 receives a signal indicating information read from the card from the card reader / writer 22b, it determines that the card is inserted into the card insertion slot 22a, sets (sets) the card reception information, and discharges the card. Clear (unset) information.
Then, the control unit 29 generates a card acceptance signal indicating that the card has been inserted, and transmits the card acceptance signal to the hole management apparatus 60 via the communication unit 27.

In addition, when the control unit 29 receives an operation signal from the recording medium return button 24a, the control unit 29 drives the return mechanism 24b to eject the card from the card insertion slot 22a.
Then, the control unit 29 sets (sets) the card ejection information, and clears (does not set) the card reception information.
Furthermore, the control unit 29 generates a card ejection signal indicating that the card has been ejected, and transmits the card ejection signal to the hole management apparatus 60 via the communication unit 27.

By executing such a process, while the card is inserted into the card insertion slot 22a, the card reception information can be set and the card ejection information can be cleared.
Further, during the time from when the card is ejected from the card insertion slot 22a to the next time the card is inserted, the card reception information can be cleared and the card ejection information can be set.
Furthermore, the control unit 29 can transmit a card acceptance signal to the hole management apparatus 60 when a card is inserted into the card insertion slot 22a.
Then, the controller 29 can transmit a card ejection signal to the hole management device 60 when the card is ejected from the card insertion slot 22a.

Although the process when the card is inserted into the card insertion slot 22a or the card is ejected from the card insertion slot 22a has been described here, the case where an IC coin is inserted into the IC coin insertion slot 23a or the IC coin The same process can be performed for the case where the IC coin is discharged from the coin return port 23c.
That is, the storage unit 28 can store the IC coin acceptance information indicating that the IC coin is accepted by the IC coin R / W 23 b and the IC coin ejection information indicating that the IC coin has been ejected. Then, when a signal indicating information read from the IC coin is received from the IC coin R / W 23b, the control unit 29 sets the IC coin reception information and clears the IC coin discharge information, and the IC coin insertion slot 23a. An IC coin acceptance signal indicating that the IC coin has been inserted is transmitted to the hole management apparatus 60. In addition, when receiving the operation signal from the recording medium return button 24a, the control unit 29 drives the return mechanism 24b to eject the IC coin from the IC coin return port 23c, clears the IC coin acceptance information, and the IC coin The discharge information is set, and an IC coin discharge signal indicating that the IC coin has been discharged from the IC coin return port 23c is transmitted to the hole management device 60.
Thus, the control unit 29 can transmit an IC coin acceptance signal to the hole management device 60 when an IC coin is inserted into the IC coin insertion slot 23a. Further, when the IC coin is discharged from the IC coin return port 23c, the IC coin discharge signal can be transmitted to the hole management device 60.

(3) Hall Management Device As shown in FIG. 8, the hole management device 60 of this embodiment includes the communication unit 61, the input operation unit 62, the output display unit 63, the storage unit 64, and the control unit 65. Have.

Communication unit 61 outputs at least gaming information output from gaming machine 10, a sales signal (frequency signal) output from gaming media lending machine 20, a card acceptance signal, a card ejection signal, and payment machine 80. Receive the settlement process signal.
When the gaming medium lending machine 20 can transmit an IC coin acceptance signal or an IC coin discharge signal, the communication unit 61 receives the IC coin acceptance signal or the IC coin ejection signal.

The storage unit 64 stores at least a sales database (see FIGS. 9 and 10), a notification method selection information database (see FIG. 11), and a fraction balance flag.
Note that, for example, the card discharge signal is received by the communication unit 61 at the timing of resetting each data of the sales database (when “the number of receptions” is “0” and “the number of sales” is “0 degrees”) Timing etc. can be taken.
Further, the timing of resetting each data of the sales database is, for example, the timing when the predetermined period has passed when the communication unit 61 has not received the out signal for a predetermined period or more, or the communication unit 61 has a sales signal for a predetermined period It can be set as the timing etc. which the said predetermined period passed when not receiving above.

The control unit 65 has the following functions.
(I) A predetermined period change function by remaining amount (ii) A non notification function after recording medium discharge (iii) A predetermined period change function between closed stores (iv) Notification mode change function by remaining amount (v) Take-out recording medium number calculation function , Will be described in the following order.

(I) Remaining amount-based predetermined period changing function The remaining amount-based predetermined period changing function is a predetermined period used by the control unit 65 to determine whether or not the player has finished playing a game. One predetermined period is prepared, and one is used for the said judgment in case the remainder becomes a fraction, and the other is used in the said judgment in the case where the remainder is not a fraction.

In the first embodiment, in the case where the remaining amount is a fraction in the gaming medium lending machine 20, when the target gaming machine 10 is not in operation for a predetermined period, the notification device 100 is made to execute notification.
On the other hand, in the present embodiment, not only when the remaining amount is a fraction, but also when the remaining amount is not a fraction, the notification device 100 is notified when the target gaming machine 10 is not operating for a predetermined period. Run it.
Here, this notification is performed when it is determined that the predetermined time or more has elapsed since the player finished playing the game, but in the case of making this determination, the predetermined amount used when the remaining amount is a fraction When the period is a first predetermined period and the predetermined period used when the balance is not a fraction is a second predetermined period, the first predetermined period and the second predetermined period can be different periods.
For example, the first predetermined period may be three minutes, and the second predetermined period may be five minutes or the like.

In order to realize this process, the control unit 65 executes the following process.
The control unit 65 functions as the predetermined frequency usage determination unit of the present invention, and determines whether the frequency indicated by the frequency signal received by the communication unit 61 is the predetermined frequency.
When the frequency indicated by the frequency signal received by the communication unit 61 is a predetermined frequency, the control unit 65 clears the fraction balance flag.
When the frequency indicated by the frequency signal received by the communication unit 61 is the specific frequency, the control unit 65 sets a fraction balance flag.

In addition, the control unit 65 functions as the non-game determination unit of the present invention, and when the fraction balance flag is set, the player plays a game during the past first predetermined period based on the game information. If the fractional balance flag is cleared, it is determined based on the game information whether or not the player is playing a game during the past second predetermined period.
In addition, the method of determination in the case of using out information as game information is the same as that of the first embodiment (see FIG. 12).

Then, when the fraction balance flag is set, when the player has not played a game during the first predetermined period in the past based on the game information, the control unit 65 sets the fraction balance card leaving information .
In addition, when the fraction balance flag is cleared, when the player does not play a game during the past second predetermined period based on the game information, the control unit 65 sets the normal balance card leaving information. .
The normal balance card leaving information is a recording medium in which the balance is equal to or greater than the unit frequency although the second predetermined period or more has elapsed since the player finished playing the game. This is information indicating that the game medium lending machine 20 is left unextracted without being extracted by the player. The normal balance card leaving information is in a clear (non-setting) state in the initial state.

Furthermore, when the fractional balance card leaving information is set, the control unit 65 refers to the notification mode selection information database, specifies the notification mode corresponding to the fractional balance card leaving information, and executes the notification in this manner. Output information for causing the notification is generated and sent to the notification device 100. The notification device 100 executes a predetermined notification in the specified notification mode based on the output information.
Further, when the normal balance card leaving information is set, the control unit 65 refers to the notification mode selection information database, specifies the notification mode corresponding to the normal balance card leaving information, and executes the notification in this manner. Output information for causing the notification is generated and sent to the notification device 100. The notification device 100 performs notification based on the output information. At this time, the notification device 100 executes at least one of the notification of the same mode as the predetermined notification performed by the notification device 100 or a specific notification different from the predetermined notification.

As described above, by setting the first predetermined period and the second predetermined period to be different periods, the following effects can be obtained.
For example, when the first predetermined period is shorter than the second predetermined period, it is possible to early notify the store clerk that the recording medium whose remaining amount is a fraction is left by the gaming medium lending machine 20. In particular, a recording medium with a remaining amount being a fraction is more likely to be left than a recording medium with a large remaining amount. Therefore, by notifying the clerk of the existence of the recording medium left in this way at an early stage, the clerk can promptly collect the recording medium to the clerk and inform the player of the existence of the recording medium from the clerk. Can.
On the other hand, when the second predetermined period is shorter than the first predetermined period, it is possible to early notify the store clerk that the recording medium with the large remaining amount is left by the gaming medium lending machine 20. In particular, when the player ends the game and leaves the seat with the recording medium having a large remaining amount left, the player loses his / her hands. In addition, when another player finds the recording medium, it may be considered that the recording medium may be charged, or a game may be played using the remaining amount of the recording medium. Therefore, when the recording medium having a large remaining amount is left in the gaming medium lending machine 20 as described above, the recording medium can be returned to the authorized holder by early notifying the clerk of this leaving. And, if it is not possible to return it, it is possible to prevent misuse by others by making it possible to recover the game arcade.

  In the present embodiment, the predetermined periods to be used are made different depending on whether the balance is a fraction and the balance is not a fraction. However, the predetermined period to be used may be the same period depending on whether the remaining amount is a fraction or not.

(Ii) Not-informing function after discharging the recording medium The not-informing function after discharging the recording medium means a function to prevent the notification device 100 from executing an informing after the recording medium is discharged by the game medium lending machine 20. .

Storage unit 64 indicates card reception information indicating that a recording medium has been inserted into card insertion slot 22a of game medium lending machine 20, and indicates that the recording medium has been ejected from card insertion slot 22a of game medium lending machine 20. The card ejection information can be stored.
When the communication unit 61 receives a card acceptance signal, the control unit 65 sets card acceptance information and clears card ejection information.
In addition, when the card ejection signal is received by the communication unit 61, the control unit 65 sets card ejection information and clears the card reception information.

Then, while the card ejection information is set in the storage unit 64, the control unit 65 determines whether or not the remaining amount is a fraction, and whether or not a predetermined period or more has elapsed since the player ended the game. It does not execute any decision, etc., and neither generates nor sends output information.
For this reason, the notification device 100 does not receive the output information during that time, so it does not execute the notification and is in a standby state.
As a result, in the notification device 100, it is possible to prevent a malfunction such as executing a notification even though the recording medium is not left in the card insertion slot 22a of the gaming medium lending machine 20.

  Although the case where the storage unit 64 can store both the card reception information and the card discharge information has been described here, the present invention is not limited to this, and the storage unit 64 does not store the card reception information but a card Discharge information may be stored. This is explained in the above example. The card ejection information is cleared when the card acceptance information is set, and the card ejection information is set when the card acceptance information is cleared. Whether the recording medium has been discharged from the card insertion slot 22a of the gaming medium lending machine 20 or not (that is, the recording medium is inserted into the card insertion slot 22a by confirming one of the reception information and the card ejection information) It is because it can be judged whether or not it is in the non-operating state.

(Iii) Inter-closer predetermined period change function The inter-closer predetermined period change function means that the player ends the game when the closing time of the game arcade approaches when the recording medium of the remaining amount is left. The function is to notify the store clerk of the existence of a recording medium that has been left regardless of whether or not it is present.

  In order to realize the predetermined period changing function during the closing period, the storage unit 64 stores the closing time of the game arcade as the setting time.

The control unit 65 executes the following process.
The control unit 65 functions as a clocking unit of the present invention, and counts the time from the current time to the set time as the remaining operating time.
Also, the control unit 65 compares the remaining business hours with the predetermined period.
As a result of comparison, when the remaining operating time is longer than the predetermined period, the control unit 65 continues to execute the comparison process.
On the other hand, when the remaining operating time is shorter than the predetermined period, the control unit 65 checks the fraction balance flag stored in the storage unit 64, and determines whether the fraction balance flag is set.
When the fraction balance flag is set, the control unit 65 generates output information and transmits the output information to the notification device 100.
On the other hand, when the fraction balance flag is cleared, the control unit 65 does not generate output information.

By executing this process, the following effects can be obtained.
In this process, when the fractional balance flag is set, that is, when the specific frequency usage information is generated, and the remaining operating time is shorter than the predetermined period, the control unit 65 outputs the output information. It generates and transmits to the notification device 100.
Therefore, the salesperson of the game arcade receives the notification from the notification device 100, and when the closing time of the game arcade is approaching, the game medium lending machine 20 in which the recording medium whose remaining amount has become a fraction is left I can understand.

Further, in the function, when it is determined that the specific frequency use information is generated and the remaining operating time is shorter than the predetermined period even before it is determined that the player has not played the game for the predetermined period, The output information is transmitted to the notification device 100.
For this reason, the store clerk at the game arcade receives notification from the notification device 100, and at the stage when the closing time of the game arcade is approaching, the player ends the game and leaves the seat while the recording medium is left. It is possible to grasp the gaming machine 10 and the gaming medium lending machine 20 which may be lost.
Then, the store clerk can take measures such as prompting the player, who intends to leave the recording medium while leaving the recording medium, to discharge the recording medium.
In particular, during the closing time, it may be considered that the player forgets to take out the recording medium and is away from the seat because he or she is conscious of the closing time. By prompting such a player to discharge the recording medium, it is possible to prevent the player from having a loss.

  Further, the function is processing of automatically detecting the gaming medium lending machine 20 in which the recording medium is left and notifying the store clerk. For this reason, the salesclerk checks the game medium lending machine 20 installed in the game arcade whether or not there is no game medium lending machine 20 in which the recording medium is left before and after the store closing time. There is no need to close the store. Thereby, it is possible to improve the efficiency of the card collection operation performed in the closing operation.

  In addition, in the comparison processing in the function, when the remaining business time becomes the same as the predetermined period, the control unit 65 can continue to execute the comparison processing. Alternatively, the fraction balance flag stored in the storage unit 64 is checked to determine whether the fraction balance flag is set, and when the fraction balance flag is set, output information is generated, It is possible to prevent the output information from being generated when transmitting to the notification device 100 and the fraction balance flag is cleared.

(Iv) Remainder-based notification mode change function With the remainder-based notification mode change function, the notification device 100 can change the mode of notification performed when the remaining amount is a fraction and when the remaining amount is not a fraction. Say.

In the first embodiment, when the remaining amount is a fraction in the gaming medium lending machine 20, when the target gaming machine 10 is not in operation for a predetermined period, the notification device 100 is made to execute notification.
On the other hand, in the present embodiment, not only when the remaining amount is a fraction, but also when the remaining amount is not a fraction, when the target gaming machine 10 is not operating for a predetermined period, the notification device 100 is made to execute notification.
And in this embodiment, the mode of the alerting | reporting which the alerting | reporting apparatus 100 performs can be varied by the case where remaining amount becomes a fraction, and the case where remaining amount is not a fraction.

In order to give a variation of such notification mode, the storage unit 64 stores the fractional balance card leaving information and the normal balance card leaving information.
The fractional balance card leaving information means information indicating that the recording medium with the remaining amount being a fraction is left in the gaming medium lending machine 20.
The normal balance card leaving information means information indicating that the recording medium having the remaining amount equal to or more than the amount corresponding to the unit frequency is left at the gaming medium lending machine 20.

Further, the storage unit 64 stores a notification method selection information database (see FIG. 11).
A plurality of "reporting methods" are recorded in the reporting method selection information database. One of the plurality of "informing methods" is selected and set as the notification mode corresponding to the fractional balance card leaving information, and the other one is selected as the notification aspect corresponding to the normal balance card leaving information Has been set.

The control unit 65 determines whether or not the remaining amount of the recording medium being left is a fraction by using the fractional balance card leaving information and the normal remaining amount card leaving information, and the remaining amount is in the case where the remaining amount is a fraction The mode of notification can be made different depending on the case of not being a fraction.
The control unit 65 operates as follows for setting (setting) and clearing (not setting) of the round balance card leaving information and the normal balance card leaving information.
In the following description, when the remaining amount is a fraction, the predetermined period used to determine the operating state of the gaming machine 10 is taken as the first predetermined period, and the operating state of the gaming machine 10 is determined when the remaining amount is not a fraction. A predetermined period used when making a determination is taken as a second predetermined period.

For example, in the case where the card ejection information is not stored in the storage unit 64, the fractional balance flag is set in the storage unit 64, and the target gaming machine 10 is not operating within the first predetermined period, The control unit 65 sets the fraction balance card leaving information in the storage unit 64 as data of the target gaming machine 10.
In addition, when the card ejection information is not stored in the storage unit 64, the fractional balance flag is set in the storage unit 64, and the target gaming machine 10 is operating within the first predetermined period. The control unit 65 clears the fraction balance card leaving information and the normal balance card leaving information stored in the storage unit 64 as data of the target gaming machine 10.

Furthermore, when the card ejection information is not stored in the storage unit 64, the fraction balance flag is cleared in the storage unit 64, and the target gaming machine 10 is not operating within the second predetermined period. The control unit 65 sets normal remaining amount card leaving information in the storage unit 64 as data of the target gaming machine 10.
In addition, when the card discharge information is not stored in the storage unit 64, the fractional balance flag is cleared in the storage unit 64, and the target gaming machine 10 is operating within the second predetermined period. Then, the control unit 65 clears the normal balance card leaving information and the fraction balance card leaving information in the storage unit 64 as data of the target gaming machine 10.

Then, the control unit 65 refers to the normal balance card leaving information and the fractional balance card leaving information stored in the storage unit 64, and when the normal balance card leaving information is set, refers to the notification method selection information database. Then, the notification method set corresponding to the normal balance card leaving information is extracted, and output information that can be notified by this notification method is generated and output to the notification device 100.
For example, when the display on the output display unit 63 of the hole management apparatus 60 is set as a notification method set corresponding to the normal balance card leaving information, the control unit 65 displays the information on the output display unit 63. Information to be output is sent to the output display unit 63 as output information.

On the other hand, when the fractional remaining card leaving information is set, the notifying method selection information database is referred to, the notifying method set corresponding to the fractional remaining card leaving information is extracted, and notification can be made by this notifying method. Output information is generated and output to the notification device 100.
For example, when notification by a salesclerk's income is set as a notification method set corresponding to the fractional remaining card leaving information, the control unit 65 uses the signal to activate the income as the output information to the income. send.

By executing this process, it is possible to differ the mode of notification performed by the notification device 100 between the case where the balance is a fraction and the case where the balance is not a fraction.
Then, the store clerk at the game arcade can know whether or not the remaining amount of the recording medium in the game medium lending machine 20 is a fraction according to the mode of the notification executed by the notification device 100.

Further, assuming that the time until the store clerk recognizes the notification after the notification device 100 executes the notification is the notification recognition required time, the notification recognition required time differs depending on the mode of the notification.
For example, since the sales clerk always possesses the income, the sales clerk can immediately recognize the notification when the notification is executed. That is, the notification recognition required time is short. On the other hand, the display on the output display unit 63 of the hall management device 60 can not recognize the content of the notification unless the store clerk goes to the installation place of the hall management device 60. That is, the notification recognition required time is long.
Based on the long and short of the notification recognition required time and comparing the case where the remaining amount is a fraction and the case where the remaining amount is not a fraction, a mode of notification with a shorter notification recognition required time to the person with higher importance to notify the store clerk By setting, the store clerk can be notified earlier of the neglected state of the higher importance.
For example, when it is judged that the former is higher in importance by comparing the case where the remaining amount is a fraction and the case where the remaining amount is not a fraction, the notification of the former is notified to an income with a short notification recognition time. By setting the latter notification mode as the display on the output display unit 63 of the hole management apparatus 60 having a long notification recognition required time, it is possible to inform the store clerk of the former neglected state at an early stage.

Here, although the notification to the income and the display on the output display unit 63 of the hole management device 60 are mentioned as an example of the different notification modes, the different notification modes are not limited to these. For example, in both cases where the balance is a fraction and the balance is not a fraction, the notification device 100 is used as the output display unit 63 of the hole management apparatus 60, and a mode of notification when the balance is a fraction is displayed as a pop-up. It is possible to set a mode of notification in the case where is not a fraction as reduced display of characters. Besides, the mode of notification may be made different depending on the color of the displayed characters, the blinking display, and the like.
Further, in the present embodiment, it is assumed that the modes of notification are different depending on whether the balance is a fraction and the balance is not a fraction. However, the mode of the notification may be the same between the case where the balance is a fraction and the case where the balance is not a fraction.

(V) Take-out recording medium number calculation function The take-out recording medium number calculation function is a quantity balance card which is a recording medium in which the remaining amount is a fraction, and the remaining amount is a fraction. It is a function to calculate separately with each other with the normal balance card which is a non-recording medium.

In order to realize this take-back recording medium number calculation function, the control unit 65 executes the following process.
(V-1) Calculation processing of the number of discharge recording media by remaining amount (v-2) Calculation processing of the number of settlement recording media (v-3) calculation processing of the number of take-away recording media

(V-1) Calculation processing of the number of remaining recording media by remaining amount In this processing, the number of recording media discharged from each of the plurality of game media lending machines 20 managed by the hall management device 60 is a normal balance card It is the processing which divides and calculates to the number of discharge of and the number of discharge of a fraction balance card.

The storage unit 64 stores the number of normal balance card emissions and the number of fractional balance card emissions.
The discharge number of the normal balance card means the number of the normal balance card, which is a recording medium having a remaining amount equal to the amount equivalent to the unit frequency, discharged from the card insertion slot 22a of the gaming medium lending machine 20. The discharge number of the normal balance card indicates the total number of the normal balance card discharged in the gaming medium lending machine 20 corresponding to each of the plurality of gaming machines 10 that the hole management device 60 is to manage.
The number of discharged fractional balance cards is the number of the fractional balance card, which is the recording medium with the remaining amount remaining as the remaining amount, which is the amount less than the amount corresponding to the unit frequency, from the card slot 22a of the gaming media lending machine 20 Say The number of discharges of the fractional balance card indicates the total number of the number of the fractional balance card discharged in the gaming medium lending machine 20 corresponding to each of the plurality of gaming machines 10 that the hole management device 60 manages.

When the card discharge signal is received by the communication unit 61, the control unit 65 sets a fraction balance flag for the target gaming machine 10 that is the gaming machine 10 corresponding to the gaming medium lending machine 20 that has transmitted the card discharge signal. It is confirmed whether or not the game machine 10 is inside.
When the target gaming machine 10 is not the gaming machine 10 in which the fraction balance flag is set, the control unit 65 determines that the normal balance card has been discharged from the gaming medium lending machine 20 corresponding to the gaming machine 10. Then, the control unit 65 takes out the discharge number of the normal balance card from the storage unit 64, adds 1 to the discharge number of the normal balance card, and stores the sum obtained by the addition as the new discharge number of the normal balance card. It makes part 64 memorize.

  On the other hand, when the target gaming machine 10 is the gaming machine 10 in which the fraction balance flag is set, the control unit 65 determines that the fraction balance card has been discharged from the gaming medium lending machine 20 corresponding to the gaming machine 10 Do. Then, the control unit 65 takes out the discharge number of the fractional balance card from the storage unit 64, adds 1 to the discharge number of the fractional balance card, and stores the sum obtained by the addition as the discharge number of the new fractional balance card It makes part 64 memorize.

By executing this process, the number of recording media with the remaining amount being a fraction is discharged from the gaming media lending machine 20, and the number of recording media with the remaining amount not having a fraction is ejected from the gaming media lending machine 20, respectively Can be calculated.
In the processing of checking the fractional balance flag in the processing of calculating the number of remaining discharge recording media by the remaining amount, gaming media installed corresponding to each of the plurality of gaming machines 10 that the hole management device 60 is intended to manage Although the processing is executed for each of the lending machine 20, the number of normal balance card emissions and the number of fractional balance card emissions are the plurality of game media lending machines 20 managed by the hall management device 60. It is calculated as the total number of general balance card emissions in the whole and the total number of total fractional balance card emissions.

For example, the number of game machines 10 managed by the hall management apparatus 60 is 50, and one game medium lending machine 20 is installed corresponding to each of the game machines 10, and these 50 machines Assuming that the normal balance cards are discharged one by one from all of the gaming medium lending machines 20, the number of normal balance cards discharged is 50.
Also, for example, in this example, if one fractional balance card is ejected from each of ten gaming media lending machines 20 out of fifty gaming media lending machines 20, the number of fractional balance cards discharged is ten. Become.

  Furthermore, when the card discharge signal is received by the communication unit 61, when the target gaming machine 10 is the gaming machine 10 in which the fraction balance flag is being set, the control unit 65 determines the fraction balance flag of the target gaming machine 10 Clear (unset). As a result, the fraction balance flag is cleared until the card acceptance signal is received by the communication unit 61 next, so the control unit 65 does not generate output information during this time, and the output of this output information is output. Don't do it either. For this reason, the notification device 100 does not receive the output information during that time, so it does not execute the notification and is in a standby state. As a result, in the notification device 100, it is possible to prevent a malfunction such as executing a notification even though the recording medium is not left in the card insertion slot 22a of the gaming medium lending machine 20.

(V-2) Calculation processing of the number of settlement recording media In this processing, the number of recording media settled by the settlement machine 80, the number of settlements of recording media whose remaining amount is a fraction, and the recording media whose remaining amount is not a fraction It is a process which divides and calculates each to the settled amount.

The storage unit 64 stores the settlement number of the fractional balance card and the settlement number of the normal balance card.
The settlement number of the fractional remaining amount card means the number of recording media in which the remaining amount is a fractional amount, which is adjusted by the settlement machine 80.
The settlement amount of the normal balance card means the number of recording media in which the remaining amount is not a fraction is settled by the settlement machine 80.

When the settlement processing signal is received by the communication unit 61, the control unit 65 causes the storage unit 64 to store information indicated by the settlement processing signal as card settlement information. The card settlement information includes at least a card ID for uniquely identifying the recording medium that has been settled, and a settlement amount that is the amount that has been settled and returned to the player.
Further, the control unit 65 extracts the settlement amount from the card settlement information, confirms the amount indicated by the settlement amount, and determines whether the amount is a fraction.
When the amount indicated by the settlement amount is a fraction, the control unit 65 takes out the settlement number of the remainder card from the storage unit 64, adds 1 to the settlement number of the remainder card, and adds the sum obtained by adding It is stored in the storage unit 64 as the settlement number of the new fraction remaining amount card.

On the other hand, when the amount indicated by the settlement amount is not a fraction but is an amount equal to or more than the amount equivalent to the unit frequency, the control unit 65 takes out the number of settlements of the ordinary balance card from the storage unit 64 The sum obtained by adding 1 to 1 and adding it is stored in the storage unit 64 as the settlement number of a new ordinary balance card.
By performing this process, the recording medium with the remaining amount being a fraction calculates the number settled by the settlement machine 80 as the settlement number for the remaining card, and the recording medium without the remaining amount is settled by the settlement machine 80 The normal number can be calculated as the settlement number of the remaining amount card.

In the present embodiment, the hole management apparatus 60 and the settlement machine 80 are communicably connected, and a settlement process signal is transmitted from the settlement machine 80 to the hole management apparatus 60. Thereby, the hole management apparatus 60 can acquire the card settlement information indicated by the settlement processing signal.
However, the method of acquiring the card settlement information is not limited to the method in which the hall management device 60 receives and acquires the settlement processing signal from the settlement machine 80. For example, a clerk can use the input operation unit 62 of the hall management device 60. It is good also as a method of acquiring the said information by operating manually and inputting.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the hole management apparatus 60 determines whether the settlement amount is a fraction, but the present invention is not limited to the hole management apparatus 60, and the settlement machine 80 may perform the determination. You may In this case, the settlement machine 80 transmits, to the hole management apparatus 60, information indicating whether or not the settlement amount is a fraction, which is the determination result. Based on the determination result, the hole management apparatus 60 can calculate the settlement number of the fraction remaining card and the settlement number of the normal balance card, and store them in the storage unit 64. The settlement machine 80 may transmit the determination result together with the settlement amount, or may transmit only the determination result.

(V-3) Calculation Processing of Returned Recording Medium Number This processing is processing for calculating the number of recording media brought back without settlement by the player separately for each of the normal balance card and the fractional balance card.

The control unit 65 controls the number of discharges of the remainder balance card in a predetermined period (for example, one business day, a week, a month, etc.), the number of discharges of the remainder balance card, the settlement number of the remainder remainder card, the settlement number of the remainder balance card Calculate
Next, the control unit 65 takes out the number of discharged remainder card and the adjusted number of remaining remainder card from the storage unit 64, and calculates the difference between the number of discharged remaining remainder card and the settled number of remaining remainder card The difference is stored in the storage unit 64 as the number of take-out fractional balance cards, which is the number of fractional balance cards taken back by the player without settlement.
Subsequently, the control unit 65 takes out the discharge number of the normal balance card and the settlement number of the normal balance card from the storage unit 64, and calculates the difference between the discharge number of these normal balance cards and the settlement number of the normal balance card, This difference is stored in the storage unit 64 as the number of take-out ordinary remaining amount cards, which is the number of ordinary remaining amount cards that the player brought back without settling.

Then, the control unit 65 can cause the output display unit 63 to display one or both of the carry-out fractional balance card number and the carry-out normal balance card number at a predetermined timing.
Thus, the store clerk may divide the quantity of the recording medium brought back without payment by the player into the normal balance card and the fractional balance card by visually recognizing the screen display of the output display section 63. it can.

(4) Method of Managing Remaining Amount of Recording Medium Here, each of the following processes will be described.
(I) Discounted ball processing (ii) Fractional balance card warning processing (iii) Card ejection management processing (iv) Card settlement management processing

Although the money amount accepting process shown in FIG. 14 is a process executed by the gaming medium lending machine 20 of the present embodiment, the money amount accepting process has already been described in the first embodiment, so the explanation here is , Omitted.
Moreover, although the frequency information reception process shown in FIG. 16 and the warning execution process shown in FIG. 18 are processes executed by the hole management apparatus 60 of the present embodiment, the frequency information reception process and the warning execution process have already been described. Since the embodiment has been described, the description here is omitted.
However, in S60 of the warning execution process shown in FIG. 18, "confirm whether there is fractional balance card leaving information", but in the present embodiment, there is "fractional balance card leaving information or normal balance card leaving information". The process after S62 is executed not only when the fractional balance card leaving information is set but also when the normal balance card leaving information is set.

(I) Ball lending process The ball lending process is a process in which the gaming media lending machine 20 lends the gaming value to the player.
This lending process will be described with reference to FIG.

Control unit 29 of game medium lending machine 20 determines whether or not there is a recording medium discharge request by operating recording medium return button 24a (S70).
When there is a discharge request of the recording medium by operating the recording medium return button 24a (S70-Yes), the control unit 29 clears the card reception information and sets the card discharge information (S71). Then, the control unit 29 executes an information transmission setting process of transmitting a card ejection signal to the hole management apparatus 60 (S72).

When the recording medium return button 24a is not operated and there is no discharge request for the recording medium (S70-No), the control unit 29 reads the information read from the new recording medium inserted into the card insertion slot 22a. By receiving a signal to indicate from the card R / W 22b, it is determined whether the card R / W 22b has received a new recording medium (S73).
When a signal indicating information read from a new recording medium inserted into the card insertion slot 22a is received from the card R / W 22b, the control unit 29 determines that the card R / W 22b has received a new recording medium Then (S73-Yes), the card ejection information is cleared, and the card reception information is set (S74).
When a signal indicating information read from a new recording medium inserted into the card insertion slot 22a is not received from the card R / W 22b, the control unit 29 does not receive a new recording medium by the card R / W 22b It judges (S73-No) and does not perform processing of S74.

Next, the control unit 29 determines whether the communication unit 27 receives an operation signal output from the gaming machine 10 by operating the ball lending button 11 of the gaming machine 10. Thus, the control unit 29 determines whether or not there is a ball lending request (S75).
When there is a ball lending request due to the operation of the ball lending button 11 (S75-Yes), the control unit 29 refers to the lending history database stored in the storage unit 28, and The amount indicated by the latest balance information recorded in the “balance” or the frequency corresponding to this amount is confirmed (S 76).
Next, the control unit 29 determines whether the frequency corresponding to the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is equal to or higher than the reference frequency (S77).
When the frequency corresponding to the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is equal to or higher than the reference frequency (S77-Yes), the control unit 29 executes a lending process for lending game media of a quantity corresponding to the reference frequency (S78). Then, the control unit 29 executes an information transmission setting process of transmitting a sales signal indicating the frequency corresponding to the number of lent gaming media to the hole management apparatus 60 (S72).

If the frequency corresponding to the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is less than the reference frequency (S77-No), the control unit 29 determines whether the frequency corresponding to the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is 1 or more. To do (S79).
When the frequency corresponding to the amount indicated by the remaining amount information is 1 frequency or more (S 79 -Yes), the control unit 29 can lend out the quantity corresponding to the specific frequency which is the frequency from 1 frequency to the reference frequency. A process of lending the largest number of gaming media is executed (S80). Then, the control unit 29 executes an information transmission setting process of transmitting a sales signal indicating the frequency corresponding to the number of lent gaming media to the hole management apparatus 60 (S72).
When the frequency corresponding to the amount of money indicated by the remaining amount information is less than 1 frequency (S79-No), the lending process ends.
When it is determined in S75 that the ball lending button 11 is not operated and there is no ball lending request (S75-No), the ball lending process is ended.

(Ii) Fractional balance card warning processing Fractional balance card warning processing is performed when the recording medium whose remaining amount is a fraction is left in the gaming medium lending machine 20 and when the recording medium whose remaining amount is not a fraction is This is processing for making the notification mode by the notification device 100 different and making the notification device 100 not execute notification after the recording medium is discharged by the game medium lending machine 20 when it is left.
The fraction balance card warning process will be described with reference to FIG.

The control unit 65 of the hole management apparatus 60 determines whether or not card ejection information is stored in the storage unit 64 (S90).
When the card ejection information is stored in the storage unit 64 (S90-Yes), the fraction balance card warning process is ended.
Thereby, after the recording medium is discharged by the game medium lending machine 20, the notification by the notification device 100 can be prevented from being executed.

On the other hand, when the card ejection information is not stored in the storage unit 64 (S90-No), the control unit 65 confirms the fraction balance flag stored in the storage unit 64 (S91), and the fraction balance flag is set. It is judged whether it is done or not (S92).
When the fraction balance flag is set (S92-Yes), the control unit 65 confirms whether out information is received within the first predetermined period for the target gaming machine 10 (S93). Thus, it is determined whether the target gaming machine 10 is in operation (S94).
When the target gaming machine 10 is not in operation (S94-No), the control unit 65 determines that the first predetermined period has elapsed since the player finished playing the game, and as the data of the target gaming machine 10 The fractional balance card leaving information is set in the storage unit 64 (S95).
On the other hand, when the target gaming machine 10 is in operation (S94-Yes), the control unit 65 determines that the player is playing a game, and as the data of the target gaming machine 10, the fractional balance card leaving information And the normal balance card leaving information is cleared (S96).

If it is determined in S92 that the fraction balance flag is not set (S92-No), the control unit 65 determines whether out information is received within the second predetermined period for the target gaming machine 10 (S97). Thus, it is determined whether the target gaming machine 10 is in operation (S98).
When the target gaming machine 10 is not in operation (S98-No), the control unit 65 determines that the second predetermined period has elapsed since the player finished the game, and as the data of the target gaming machine 10 The normal balance card leaving information is set in the storage unit 64 (S99).
On the other hand, when the target gaming machine 10 is in operation (S98-Yes), the control unit 65 determines that the player is playing a game, and as the data of the target gaming machine 10, the fractional balance card leaving information And the normal balance card leaving information is cleared (S96).

  By executing this fractional balance card warning process, the first predetermined period has elapsed since the player ended the game when the recording medium with the remaining amount being a fraction is left on the gaming medium lending machine 20 At the same time, when the second predetermined period has elapsed since the player finished playing the game, when the fractional balance card leaving information is set, and the recording medium having the remaining amount not leaving the decimal is left in the gaming medium lending machine 20, Balance card leaving information can be set.

(Iii) Card Ejection Management Process The card ejection management process is a process of calculating the number of recording media ejected by the gaming media lending machine 20 by dividing the remaining amount into a recording medium with a fractional amount and the recording medium with a large remaining amount. It is.
This card ejection management process will be described with reference to FIG.

The control unit 65 of the hole management apparatus 60 determines whether the card ejection information is set in the storage unit 64 (S100).
When the card ejection information is not set in the storage unit 64 (S100-No), the control unit 65 ends the card ejection management process.
When the card ejection information is set in the storage unit 64 (S100-Yes), the control unit 65 sets the fraction balance set in the gaming machine 10 corresponding to the gaming medium lending machine 20 that has transmitted the card ejection signal. The flag is confirmed (S101). Then, the control unit 65 determines whether the gaming machine 10 is the gaming machine 10 in which the fraction balance flag is set (S102).

When the gaming machine 10 is not the gaming machine 10 in which the fraction balance flag is set (S102-No), the control unit 65 takes out the number of discharges of the normal balance card from the storage unit 64 and Are added, and the sum obtained by the addition is stored in the storage unit 64 as the number of new normal balance card discharges (S103).
When the gaming machine 10 is the gaming machine 10 in which the fraction balance flag is being set (S102-Yes), the control unit 65 clears the fraction balance flag of the gaming machine 10 (S104).
Then, the control unit 65 takes out the discharge number of the fractional balance card from the storage unit 64, adds 1 to the discharge number of the fractional balance card, and stores the sum obtained by the addition as the discharge number of the new fractional balance card It is stored in the unit 64 (S105).

  By executing this card ejection management process, the number of recording media ejected by the gaming media lending machine 20, the number of discharged of the remaining amount balance card which is the number of recording media whose remainder is the fraction, and the recording of a large remainder It can be calculated by dividing it into the number of discharges of the ordinary balance card, which is the quantity of the medium.

(Iv) Card settlement management processing The card settlement management processing is performed on the number of recording media settled by the settlement machine 80, the quantity on which the recording medium whose remainder is a fraction is settled, and the recording media whose remainder is not a fraction In this processing, the amount is divided into quantities, and the quantity of recording media brought back without settlement by the player is separately calculated into each of the normal balance card and the fractional balance card.
This card settlement management process will be described with reference to FIG.

The control unit 65 of the hole management apparatus 60 determines whether or not card settlement information is stored in the storage unit 64 (S110).
When the card settlement information is stored in the storage unit 64 (S110-Yes), the control unit 65 confirms the settlement amount information stored in the storage unit 64 (S111), and the settled amount is a fraction. It is determined whether there is any (S112).
When the settled amount of money is a fraction (S112-Yes), the control unit 65 adds 1 to the settlement number of the remaining fraction card and stores the result in the storage unit 64 (S113).
On the other hand, when the settled amount of money is not a fraction (S112-No), the control unit 65 adds 1 to the settlement number of the normal balance card and stores the result in the storage unit 64 (S114).

After executing the process of S113 or the process of S114, or when it is determined that the card settlement information is not stored in the storage unit 64 in the determination of S110 (S110-No), the control unit 65 generates fractions from the storage unit 64. Take out the number of remaining amount cards and the number of settlement of remaining fraction cards, calculate the difference between the number of remaining number of remaining cards and the number of settlement of remaining fraction cards, and store the difference as the number of remaining cards for takeaway. (S115). In addition, the control unit 65 causes the screen of the output display unit 63 to display the number of carry-over fractional balance cards at a predetermined timing.
Further, the control unit 65 takes out the discharge number of the normal balance card and the settlement number of the normal balance card from the storage unit 64, and calculates the difference between the discharge number of the normal balance card and the settlement number of the normal balance card The difference can be stored in the storage unit 64 as the take-away normal balance card number. Then, the control unit 65 can cause the screen of the output display unit 63 to display the number of carry-out ordinary balance cards at a predetermined timing.

  By executing this card settlement management process, the store clerk visually recognizes the screen display of the output display section 63, and the quantity of the recording medium brought back without settlement by the player can be calculated from the normal balance card and the fractional balance card. It can be divided into each and grasped.

As described above, according to the gaming system, gaming apparatus, and recording medium balance management method of the present invention, it is possible that the recording medium with the remaining amount being a fraction is left by the gaming medium lending machine. The device can figure out. Then, the gaming device can notify the notification device that such a left state has occurred.
Thereby, the clerk of the game arcade can immediately grasp that the recording medium with the remaining amount being a fraction is left by the notification by the notification device. Then, the clerk can take appropriate measures such as collecting this recording medium.
Further, even when another player comes to the gaming machine, since the recording medium has already been collected, the game can be started immediately. This can prevent a drop in operation.

The preferred embodiments of the gaming system, gaming device, and recording medium balance management method of the present invention have been described above, but the gaming system, gaming device, and recording medium balance management method according to the present invention have been described above. It is needless to say that the invention is not limited to the embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention.
For example, in the embodiment described above, the hall management device has been mentioned as a gaming device for executing the recording medium balance management method, but the gaming device is not limited to the hall management device, and a game introduced to a game arcade A recording medium balance management method can be executed by using a device connectable to the system as a gaming device. As a specific example of this gaming apparatus, for example, a platform management device, an island management device, a gaming media counter, a prize exchange device, a gaming information display device for displaying predetermined gaming information, data on gaming and a lighting effect are displayed. You can list the call lamp etc which do and the like.

1 and 2, the gaming medium lending machine is configured to have a nozzle, but it may be a gaming medium lending machine without a nozzle. In this case, it is possible to output a signal indicating the number of loaned game media from the gaming media lending machine to the gaming machine, and pay out the number of loaned gaming media indicated by the signal from the gaming machine.
Furthermore, in FIG. 2, the gaming medium lending machine is configured to include each machine counter, but the gaming medium lending machine may not be configured to include each machine counter.

  In the embodiment described above, the hall management device determines that the number of game media corresponding to the specific frequency has been borrowed, but the present invention is not limited to this configuration, and the game media lending machine determines Can also be configured. In the case of such a configuration, the gaming media lending machine can transmit information indicating that there has been sales of a specific frequency to the hall management device. Then, by receiving this information, the hole management apparatus can grasp that the number of gaming media corresponding to the specific frequency has been lent. With such a configuration, the processing load on the hole management apparatus can be reduced.

Furthermore, when there is a remaining remainder in the membership card, the information may be displayed on the screen of the premiums exchange device (POS) so as to be transmitted to the member at the next or subsequent gift exchange or the like. it can.
In the embodiment described above, the consumption tax is mentioned as an example of the tax system, but the present invention can also be applied to the case where a tax on gaming is generated, for example, a pachinko tax collected at the time of conversion.

  Furthermore, in the embodiment described above, when the remaining amount is less than the amount corresponding to the predetermined frequency and equal to or greater than one in the lending process, the game value is provided to the player using the amount corresponding to the specific frequency. Although the present invention is applied to a gaming medium lending machine that performs lending processing although it is decided to lend out, for example, the amount of money used for a game is only an amount corresponding to a predetermined frequency and an amount equivalent to a specific frequency is not set. Applicable In this case, the process of (c) or (d) in the first embodiment is used to determine whether to generate output information.

  In the above-described embodiment, the unit frequency is 108 yen, the predetermined frequency is 5 degrees, and the amount corresponding to the predetermined frequency is 540 yen. However, the amount of money used for the game is the predetermined frequency. In the gaming media lending machine that executes the lending process in which the amount equivalent to the specific frequency is not set, the unit frequency is 540 yen, which is the amount equivalent to the predetermined frequency, and this 540 yen is used as the unit frequency. It can be one degree. The present invention can also be applied to a gaming medium lending machine that executes lending processing with such contents.

1 game system 10 game machine 10a pachinko machine 10b slot machine 20 game media lending machine 27 communication section 28 memory section 29 control section 60 hall management device (game device)
61 communication unit 62 input operation unit 63 output display unit 64 storage unit 65 control unit

Claims (10)

It is possible to execute processing for lending game media by using a predetermined amount out of a plurality of amounts including the first amount and the second amount less than the first amount, and it is also possible to In a gaming device capable of communicating with a lending device capable of transmitting a frequency signal indicating a frequency corresponding to the amount of money used for lending.
A receiving unit capable of receiving a frequency signal transmitted from the lending device;
Informing means capable of executing predetermined informing when the frequency indicated by the frequency signal received by the receiving means corresponds to the second amount of money;
A game apparatus comprising: A lending device capable of executing processing for lending gaming media by using a predetermined amount of money, and transmitting a frequency signal indicating a frequency corresponding to the amount of money used for lending gaming media In a communicable gaming device,
A receiving unit capable of receiving a frequency signal transmitted from the lending device;
Accumulation means capable of accumulating the frequency indicated by the frequency signal received by the receiving means;
Informing means capable of executing predetermined informing when the frequency accumulated by the accumulating means indicates a specific frequency.
A game apparatus comprising: A lending device capable of executing processing for lending gaming media by using a predetermined amount of money, and transmitting a frequency signal indicating a frequency corresponding to the amount of money used for lending gaming media In a communicable gaming device,
A receiving unit capable of receiving a frequency signal transmitted from the lending device;
Informing means capable of executing predetermined informing when the number of times of reception of the frequency signal by the receiving means reaches a specific number.
A game apparatus comprising: The receiving means is
It is possible to receive a game signal related to a game from a game machine provided corresponding to the lending device,
The game machine further comprises determination means capable of determining whether a player has not played a game for a predetermined period in the gaming machine based on a game signal receivable by the reception means.
The notification means is
When it is determined by the determination means that the player has not played a game for a predetermined period in the gaming machine, the predetermined notification can be executed. Gaming devices. A time determination unit capable of determining whether the current time is a specific time;
The notification means is
If it is determined by the time determination means that the specific time is reached, the predetermined notification can be executed even if the determination means does not determine that the player is not playing a game in the gaming machine. The gaming apparatus according to claim 4, characterized in that: The notification means is
First notification means;
Second notification means;
Including
The notification means for executing the predetermined notification includes selection means capable of selecting any one of a plurality of notification means including the first notification means and the second notification means,
When the first notification means is selected by the selection means, the first notification means executes the predetermined notification,
The game apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the second notification means executes the predetermined notification when the second notification means is selected by the selection means. The receiving means is
It is possible to receive an ejection signal indicating that the recording medium is ejected from the lending device,
The notification means is
The gaming apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein when the receiving means receives an ejection signal while the predetermined notification is being executed, the predetermined notification is ended. A lending device capable of executing processing for lending gaming media by using a predetermined amount out of a plurality of amounts including a first amount and a second amount less than the first amount;
A gaming device capable of communicating with the lending device;
Notification means capable of executing a predetermined notification;
In the gaming system provided with
The lending device
It comprises transmission means capable of transmitting a frequency signal indicating a frequency corresponding to the amount of money used for lending game media,
The gaming device is
A receiving unit capable of receiving the frequency signal transmitted from the transmitting unit;
The notification means is
The gaming system, wherein the predetermined notification can be executed when the frequency indicated by the frequency signal received by the receiving means corresponds to the second amount of money. A lending device capable of executing processing for lending gaming media by using a predetermined amount of money;
A gaming device capable of communicating with the lending device;
Notification means capable of executing a predetermined notification;
In the gaming system provided with
The lending device
It comprises transmission means capable of transmitting a frequency signal indicating a frequency corresponding to the amount of money used for lending game media,
The gaming device is
A receiving unit capable of receiving power signal transmitted from said transmitting means,
Accumulation means capable of accumulating the frequency indicated by the frequency signal received by the receiving means;
Equipped with
The notification means is
When the frequency accumulated by the accumulating means indicates a specific frequency, it is possible to execute the predetermined notification. A lending device capable of executing processing for lending gaming media by using a predetermined amount of money;
A gaming device capable of communicating with the lending device;
Notification means capable of executing a predetermined notification;
In the gaming system provided with
The lending device
It comprises transmission means capable of transmitting a frequency signal indicating a frequency corresponding to the amount of money used for lending game media,
The gaming device is
A receiving unit capable of receiving power signal transmitted from said transmitting means,
The notification means is
The gaming system, wherein the predetermined notification can be executed when the number of times of reception of the frequency signal by the reception means reaches a specific number.

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